Simple Complex
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Studio album by Jon Weber | ||||
Released | 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Studio | Deaf Dog Studios, Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 1:03:49 | |||
Label | 2nd Century Jazz | |||
Producer | Jon Weber | |||
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Simple Complex is a jazz album of original compositions by pianist Jon Weber. The album, which was released in 2004 by the 2nd Century Jazz Label, features Weber on piano, drummer Mark Walker, Eric Alexander on sax, trumpeters Diego Urcola and Roy Hargrove, bassists Avishai Cohen, the late Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Peter Washington and Gary Burton on vibraphone.[1]
Reception
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The Chicago Tribune rated Simple Complex as the number one jazz CD of 2004. Critic Howard Reich praised "the originality of [Weber's] compositions, the ingenuity of his arrangements and the high sheen of the ensemble performances," and wrote: "even Weber's more ardent fans never could have guessed that the man can write and arrange at such an exalted level."[3]
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "The music ranges from 1960s hard bop to some more explorative playing that utilizes tricky rhythms and complex chord changes... Weber is generous in allocating solo space... The originals are excellent and a few of them... deserve to catch on."[1]
Matt Merewitz of All About Jazz stated: "Jon Weber is a virtuoso, pure and simple. Weber delivers what amounts to a five star effort if only for his program of all original compositions, incisive in its compositional aesthetic."[4] AAJ's Elliott Simon remarked: "Weber has mixed and matched some of the world's best musicians to present and interpret his work... this is broad, quick-paced music that uplifts with a bursting rhythmic intensity."[2]
Track listing
Composed by Jon Weber.
- "Hot Ice" – 7:12
- "No More Words" – 4:12
- "Drastic Steps" – 5:22
- "Mister Kleckley" – 6:37
- "Simple Complex" – 7:38
- "While She's Dreaming" – 5:15
- "Is It Only Me?" – 7:04
- "Jolie" – 4:25
- "Whatever You Say" – 8:17
- "Triska Deka" – 7:50
Personnel
- Jon Weber – piano
- Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10)
- Paul McCandless – oboe (track 6)
- Diego Urcola – trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10)
- Roy Hargrove – flügelhorn (track 2)
- Gary Burton – vibraphone (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, and 10)
- John Moulder – acoustic guitar (track 8)
- John Ovnik – electric bass, sitar (tracks 1, 5, and 7)
- Peter Washington – double bass (track 3)
- Matt Clohesy – double bass (track 4)
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass (tracks 6 and 8)
- Avishai Cohen – double bass (tracks 7, 9, and 10)
- Mark Walker – drums, bongos (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10)
- Jonas Johansen – drums (tracks 6 and 8)
- Rubén Alvarez – timbales (track 9)
- Siri Sonty – tanbura (track 7)
- Kalyan Pathak – tabla (track 7)
- Kurt Elling – vocals (track 7)
- Alicia Reneé – vocals (track 7)
References
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Jon Weber: Simple Complex". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ a b Simon, Elliott (June 4, 2005). "Jon Weber: Simple Complex". All About Jazz. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Reich, Howard (December 12, 2004). "Jazz". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Merewitz, Matt (May 2, 2004). "Jon Weber: Simple Complex". All About Jazz. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
External links
- Jon Weber's website
- v
- t
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leader
or
co-leader
- New Vibe Man in Town (1961)
- Who Is Gary Burton? (1962)
- 3 in Jazz (split with Sonny Rollins and Clark Terry, 1963)
- Something's Coming! (1963)
- The Groovy Sound of Music (1964)
- Tennessee Firebird (1966)
- The Time Machine (1966)
- A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967)
- Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)
- Duster (1967)
- Gary Burton Quartet in Concert (1968)
- Good Vibes (1969–70)
- Paris Encounter (with Stéphane Grappelli, 1969)
- Throb (1969)
- Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (1970)
- Live in Tokyo (1971)
- Alone at Last (1971)
- Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea, 1972)
- Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (1973)
- The New Quartet (1973)
- Ring (with Eberhard Weber, 1974)
- Matchbook (with Ralph Towner, 1974)
- Hotel Hello (with Steve Swallow, 1974)
- Dreams So Real (1975)
- Passengers (1976)
- Times Square (1978)
- Duet (with Chick Corea, 1978)
- Easy as Pie (1980)
- In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 (1979)
- Picture This (1982)
- Lyric Suite for Sextet (with Chick Corea, 1982)
- Real Life Hits (1984)
- Slide Show (1985)
- Whiz Kids (1986)
- Times Like These (1988)
- Reunion (with Pat Metheny, 1989)
- Right Time, Right Place (with Paul Bley, 1990)
- Cool Nights (1991)
- Six Pack (1991–92)
- Native Sense - The New Duets (1997)
- Like Minds (with Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland and Roy Haynes, 1998)
- Generations (2003)
- Next Generation (2004)
- The New Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea, 2007)
- Quartet Live (2007)
- Common Ground (2011)
- Hot House (2012)
- Time Thread (with Makoto Ozone, 2013)
- Guided Tour (2013)
Stan
Getz
- Getz Au Go Go (1964)
- Nobody Else but Me (1964)
- Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1966)
- The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris (1967)
- The Canadian Concert of Stan Getz (1983)
others
- After the Riot at Newport (Chet Atkins and the Nashville All-Stars, 1960)
- Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964)
- Tim Hardin 1 (Tim Hardin, 1964–65)
- Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964)
- Ingénue (k.d. lang, 1991)
- Journey (Arif Mardin, 1973)
- Jazz Concert (George Shearing, 1963)
- Rare Form! (George Shearing, 1963)
- Touch Me Softly (George Shearing, 1963)
- Swallow (Steve Swallow, 1991)
- Fluid Rustle (Eberhard Weber, 1979)
- Hommage à Eberhard Weber (2015)
- Simple Complex (Jon Weber, 2003)