Rings (album)

2016 studio album by Erik Friedlander

Rings

Studio album by

Erik Friedlander

Released| June 10, 2016
Recorded| 2016
Studio| Story Sound, NYC
Genre| Avant-garde, jazz, contemporary classical music
Length| 66:24
Label| Skipstone
SKPSTO23
Producer| Erik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander chronology
| Oscalypso
(2015)  | Rings
(2016)  | Artemisia
(2018)

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Rings is an album by cellist Erik Friedlander which was released in 2016 on the Skipstone label.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

Writing for All About Jazz, Jakob Baekgaard said "Rings is an album that successfully crosses the boundaries of classical music, jazz and world music using the vehicle of repetition. Friedlander's ability to combine melodic accessibility, improvisation and avant-garde leanings into poetic and cinematic music brings to mind the eminent pianist and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Rings serves as an ideal introduction to new listeners and will hopefully make even more people discover Friedlander's wonderful music".[2] The Jazz Trail review by Filipe Freitus stated the album "marks a welcoming return to a much more appealing creative freedom, mixing the incantations of the world music, the gallant tones of the modern classical, and the unexpectedness of the avant-garde jazz"[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Erik Friedlander.

1. "The Seducer" – 5:41
2. "Black Phebe" – 6:22
3. "A Single Eye" – 4:14
4. "Fracture" – 6:40
5. "Risky Business" – 3:22
6. "Tremors" – 7:16
7. "Small Things" – 6:13
8. "Solve Me" – 4:51
9. "Canoe" – 3:37
10. "Waterwheel" – 6:02
11. "Flycatcher" – 8:45
12. "Silk" – 3:23

## Personnel

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* Erik Friedlander – cello
* Shoko Nagai – piano, accordion, electronics
* Satoshi Takeishi – percussion

## References

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1. ^ Eric Friedlander discography accessed December 5, 2017
2. ^ a b Baekgarrd, J. All About Jazz Review, July 3, 2016.
3. ^ Freitus, F. Jazz Trail Review, August 17, 2016

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Erik Friedlander

Studio albums|

* Chimera (1995)
* The Watchman (1996)
* Topaz (1999)
* Skin (2000)
* Grains of Paradise (2002)
* Quake (2003)
* Maldoror (2003)
* Prowl (2006)
* Block Ice & Propane (2007)
* Volac: Book of Angels Volume 8 (2007)
* Broken Arm Trio (2008)
* 50 Miniatures for Improvising Quintet (2010)
* Bonebridge (2011)
* Claws and Wings (2013)
* Nighthawks (2014)
* Illuminations (2015)
* Oscalypso (2015)
* Rings (2016)

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