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Charles Gayle
Time Zones (Dig)
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (7) - Disc #1
1. Time Zones
2. Rush To Sunrise
3. Delight
4. Blues in Mississippi
5. Rhythm Twins
6. Inner Edges
7. That Memory

CD Details

All Artists: Charles Gayle
Title: Time Zones (Dig)
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Tompkins Square
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 3/7/2006
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Avant Garde & Free Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 856075001240

Synopsis

Album Description

Although Charles Gayle (b. 1939) is primarily known for his fiery prowess on the saxophone, his first love at age 7 was in fact the piano. Time Zones, Gayle's first solo piano album of all original material, is a deep, personal journey inspired by key figures in piano jazz history, from James P. Johnson and Art Tatum to Thelonious Monk and Cecil Taylor.

CD Reviews

Time Capsule

Thomas Horan | Chapel Hill, NC | 04/14/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album of original piano solos is avant-garde, but neither harsh nor jarring. As its title implies, you can hear snatches of all the major east-coast jazz pianists and the time periods in which they played in nearly every song, but Gayle fuses them with a nimble fluidity all his own; a fine accomplishment for any pianist, let alone one whose primary instrument is the tenor saxophone."

Jazz

Thomas L. Clark | 03/12/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Good to add for jazz collection. Improvise is what jazz is all about.This CD is consistent in that regard."

Excellent free form piano

T. Bekken | Austmarka Norway | 10/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Charles Gayle, who is well known in free jazz circles around the world as a saxophonist, should also be reckoned with as a pianist. This great record proves that he is able to adopt virtually all kinds of historic jazz piano styles into his own mode of expression. The music is haunting and beautiful, and lingers in the listener's mind for a long time after the cd is finished. I'd love to catch Gayle the pianist in concert."