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Christian Wallumrod
Zoo Is Too Far (Ocrd)
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (24) - Disc #1
1. Nash Lontano
2. Backwards Henry II
3. Parkins Cembalo
4. Fragment No. 6
5. Psalm Kvaen, Solo
6. Fragment No. 2
7. Music for One Cat
8. Arch Dance
9. Psalm Kvaen, Tutti
10. The Zoo Is Far
11. Fragment No. 7
12. Backwards Henry I
13. Fragment No. 3
14. Detach A
15. Need Elp
16. Psalm Kvaen, Trio
17. Detach B
18. Backwards Henry with Drums
19. Arpa
20. Detach C
21. Arch Dance with Trumpet
22. Fragment No. 1
23. Psalm Kvaen, Quartet
24. Allemande Es

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CD Details

All Artists: Christian Wallumrod
Title: Zoo Is Too Far (Ocrd)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: ECM Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 7/24/2007
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Classical
Styles: Avant Garde & Free Jazz, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 602517178205, 0602517178205, 060251717820

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The Zoo Is Fine

Skip Roads | Boston, MA USA | 08/22/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Composer/pianist Christian Wallurod keeps such a low profile, particular in the United States, that it was only by chance that I discovered the recent release of his new record. Nonetheless, "The Zoo Is Far" is, not surprisingly, superb. Devotees of Wallumrod's work will find this project seems to expand on the musical concepts and techniques first broached in "A Year From Easter" in 2005. The line up of the ensemble has changed and expanded and although it is a generally quiet record, the addition of Giovanna Pessi's harp in particular helps broaden the space of several pieces. Yet, it is the masterfully subtle trumpet playing of Arve Henriksen that once again forms the core of the ensemble's music. The nostalgic, quiet, yet heavy breathed technique employed by Henriksen draws the listener close in a way few players today do. "The Zoo Is Far" is something great to explore. The German record label ECM continues to offer fans of experimental composition and modern jazz nothing less than the contemporary canon of each genre."