America 2003
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America 2003 is a two-disc live album by saxophonist Evan Parker, pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, and drummer Paul Lytton. It documents two concerts presented during a month-long tour of the United States, with disc one recorded on May 1, 2003, at the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center, and disc two recorded on May 14, 2003, at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. The album was released on CD in 2004 by Psi Records.
On the tour, Schlippenbach was a replacement for bassist Barry Guy, who found himself unable to participate at the last minute. As a result, the group is a blend of Parker's usual trio (Parker, Guy, Lytton), and Schlippenbach's trio (Schlippenbach, Parker, Paul Lovens). All track titles were taken from "The Nature Theatre of Oklahoma," the unfinished final chapter of Franz Kafka's novel America.
Reception
In a review for AllMusic, François Couture wrote: "The pianist tends to bring out the softer, jazzier side of Parker, but this time the sax player is downright melodious at times... Parker's music often stretches out across the dynamic spectrum, but this album goes further, stretching through a wider range of expression... [the album] makes a very fine document of that particular tour."
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album a full four stars, calling it "one of Parker's most accessible and straightforwardly enjoyable" sets, as well as "an excellent place to start with his recent work."
Andrey Henkin of All About Jazz commented: "The music has a marvelous urgency to it that paradoxically takes its sweet time to develop... Unlike many other players of their generation who wallow in improvisation due to a dearth of creativity or have spurned it entirely, Parker, Schlippenbach and Lytton take it seriously and listeners will be struck with wonder at the results."
JazzWord's Ken Waxman remarked: "within the parameters of individual expression that the three have developed over the years, you can hear echoes of honking R&B saxmen from Parker and boogie-woogie bluescians from Schlippenbach...
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