Robert Creeley Discography of CDs

Robert Creeley CD discography Recorded live at The Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, New York in September 1998. Includes liner notes by Dan Bailey. Have We Told You All You'd Thought to Know? is Cuneiform's second foray into spoken word. But while Richard Pinhas and Maurice Dantec's settings of Gilles Deleuze's philosophical writings (The Life and Death of Marie Zorn) resulted in claustrophobic shrouds of electric guitars and treated, almost inaudible vocals in French, this project around the poetry of Robert Creeley puts the words centerstage and accompanies them with soft free improvisations with a jazz inflection. Creeley needs no introduction; he has a strong reputation and his relation to jazz has always been a source of inspiration. Here, four high-end jazz musicians are inspired by his words -- drummer Chris Massey, bassist Steve Swallow, saxophonist David CasT, and atmospheric guitarist David Torn develop improvisations that are "triggered," so to speak, by Creeley's readings. The poet has often read in public, and his phrasing and sense of drama captivate as much as the music unfolding around him. Taken from a show in September 1998, this CD should be experienced from start to finish so that the listener can be completely immersed in its artistic universe (all tracks segue). The proceedings remain rather accessible throughout, and poetry fans will have no difficulty staying on board. David Torn's sometimes tortured guitar loops bring a contrasting note to the otherwise jazzy approach of CasT, Massey, and Swallow, so there is something for everybody here -- that is, everybody able (or willing) ...

Robert Creeley albums Of all the poets who came of age during the World War II era, Robert Creeley is one of the most enduring and restless, continually honing his vision, seeking the doorway for language to let itself out, to shower and cover listeners and readers with its beauty and truth, no matter how small and intimate it is -- or how large and terrible. Creeley has made other recordings, one in collaboration with Steve Lacy called Futurities, and another with a group of musicians headed by Steve Swallow and David Torn entitled Have We Told You All We'd Thou. But this recording is just the ...

Robert Creeley music CDs Personnel includes: Robert Creeley, Tom Guralnick.

Robert Creeley albums Track Listing of songs: Sincerely Y'alls/Everybody's Child/Does It Seem Mind's All?; I Dreamt I Dwelt...; Days the Weather Sits...; Hockets; Hullo Bolinas; Bloop in Spirit; What's Gone Is Gone; Have We Told You...?; Where Do You Roam?; Uncantation; Despite the Sad Vagaries; Signs of Life; Incantation; Inchworm;

Robert Creeley music CDs The pairing of post-bop bassist Steve Swallow and minimalist modern poet Robert Creeley is much more apt than it may appear at first. Both artists are interested in improvisation, in the concision and contortion of line, in breath, and in the textures of both accessible and avant-garde aesthetics. SO THERE features Swallow's compositions for string quartet, bass, and piano set to ...