The Crux by Ned Rothenberg
If only this were a double or triple or quadruple CD (See Intervals). The Crux is a an appetizer, a signpost in the life of America's most intimate composer and improviser. Rothenberg offers a startling array of compositional motifs and allows, even in the most rigid of his works, a place for improvisation so they are current and new each time they're performed — if only by the composer himself. This is easily one of Rothenberg's most important works. Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Tracklist
| 1. | Intimations | 11:42 |
| 2. | The Crux | 8:55 |
| 3. | Epistrophical Notions (to Thelonious Monk) | 5:06 |
| 4. | Do Omoi (to Katsuya Yokoyama) | 7:43 |
| 5. | In The Thick | 7:20 |
| 6. | Maceo (to Maceo Parker) | 3:29 |
| 7. | Sokaku Reibo (to Goro Yamaguchi) | 11:01 |
Credits
Produced by Ned Rothenberg and Marty Ehrlich. Recorded 12/19/91, 6/18/91 and 8/9/92 at Acoustic Recording and Park Place Studios in Brooklyn, NY by Michael Brorby and Ned Rothenberg. Mastered by Paul Zinman
License
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Composer/Performer Ned Rothenberg has been internationally acclaimed for both his solo and ensemble music, presented for the past 35 years on 5 continents. He performs primarily on alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, and the shakuhachi - an endblown Japanese bamboo flute.
"America's most intimate composer and improviser" Thom Jurek, All Music Guide