Georg Grawe Quartet – Melodie Und Rhythmus

Musicians

Georg Grwe Quartet:

Georg Grwe piano

Frank Gratkowski reeds

Kent Kessler bass

Hamid Drake percussion

Cover and Artwork

Cover painting: Ben Portis
Graphic design: Louise Molnar
Inside photo: Bruce Carnevale

Songs

1. Nodality (4:51) (MPEG2)

2. Imaginary Portrait I (6:56)

3. Passing Scopes (7:11)

4. Trajectory (7:17)

5. Fringe Factor (11:01)

6. Multiversum (5:59)

7. Memory of Wings II (17:55)

total time: 61:15

All compositions by Drake/Grwe/Gratkowski/Kessler

Recording Info

Recorded at AirWave Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, May 1997

Produced by: Georg Grwe
Executive Producer: Bruno Johnson
Engineer: John McCortney

On Melodie und Rhythmus Grawes quartet plays with the rhythmic intricacy one would expect from a group powered by Hamid Drake and bassist Kent Kessler, and its sophisticated melodic sense is extended through sinuous lines, evolved by the pianists remarkable fluency, and matched by Frank Gratkowskis agile and expressive clarinet and alto. The music is busy, but there is a lot of listening going on. It is a genuine group recording of rare attentiveness and responsiveness.

Julian Cowley, The Wire, July 1998