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Pieces of Time

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Pieces of Time is an album by four jazz drummers: Kenny Clarke, Andrew Cyrille, Milford Graves and Famoudou Don Moye. Cyrille set the project in motion. They recorded it in September 1983 in New York; it was released in 1984 on the Soul Note label. Each drummer contributed compositions, and in addition each played a personal two-minute statement.

Max Roach wrote the liner notes and called the idea of four percussionists taking sound as their starting point a purely artistic design. The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that Clarke, the eldest of the group, almost stole the show. Robert Palmer remarked in The New York Times that Clarke had never stopped listening to younger players. The reviews also praised the coherence of the group pieces.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Pieces of Time (Personal Statements) and notice the four different drummers: how does the sound and approach of each of them differ?

Track list

  1. 1Laurent3:26Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Nibaldi Isle10:55Apple Music ↗
  3. 3No. 117:49Apple Music ↗
  4. 4Energy Cycles8:49Apple Music ↗
  5. 5Drum Song for Leadbelly2:34Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Pieces of Time (Personal Statements)8:43Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

Categories: Albums and songs