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  • Aperitivo (6:26)
  • Pulse Field (6:07)
  • Heap (3:07)
  • M.C. (7:06)
  • One Plate (10:25)
  • Double You (5:35)
  • Harkemony (3:44)
  • Lateral Mass (5:35)
  • Kilter (7:58)
  • Between 17th and Bliss (5:36)

Artists

CG 124
Time Changes
Mark Dresser and Denman Maroney

Mark Dresser has recorded with Ray Anderson, Anthony Braxton, Dave Douglas, John Zorn and countless others. As a composer and bassist, his innovations and contributions to the evolution of jazz are legendary. On Time Changes, he collaborates with pianist Denman Maroney to create a recording of unbridled depth and beauty. Also featured are drummer Michael Sarin, and vocalist Alexandra Montano.



Reviews

  • It is, in fact, Maroney and Dresser's expansion of their respective instruments' sonic possibilities that takes the programme of Dresser and Maroney originals, all based on complex and precisely structured forms-with the exception of two free improvisations-and opens them up to greater breath and breadth. If one can forget about the clearly detailed arrangements and just absorb the music without consideration, the set takes on a surprisingly effortless and alluring complexion...Time Changes is further demonstration of Dresser and Maroney's ability to construct contexts that demand strict adherence to form and a more exploratory aesthetic.

    John Kelman
    All About Jazz [June 6, 2005]


  • "Mark Dresser and Denman Maroney have covered a lot of territory in their 16 years of frequent collaboration, but this may be their most successful attempt at synthesizing diverse moods and concepts...These guys have invented fresh new ways to go way OUT while still being gloriously, heart-achingly, toe-tappingly IN...it's a rare and joyous occasion to hear this kind of microstructural avant-gardism elevate an older form like jazz. And, wow, is this music elevated; it's floating in the celestial spheres of creative jazz...Every track on Time Changes is stunning and every note feels perfect. It's a masterpiece rendered with audiophile recording clarity and presented with Cryptogramophone's customary lavish packaging and artwork."

    Michael Anton Parker
    Downtown Music Gallery newsletter [June, 2005]

  • Both Dresser (whose firm dark-hued, robust tone is marvelously Mingusy at times) and Maroney - credited with "hyperpiano," as his keyboard's innards are altered a la John Cage and Henry Cowell's prepared pianos - employ extended techniques, stretching and expanding beyond what's typically thought to be their instruments' ranges. Fortunately, both draw upon these methods to serve the music, not to merely explore-for-the-sake-of-exploration...Time Changes features an enigmatic mix of reflective lyricism, edgy improv and wry swing.  Maroney's soloing throughout "M.C." smacks of '60's era Vince Guaraldi in its joyful directness and Horace Silver in its earthy, graceful groove.  The duo is frequently joined by the elegant, wordless mezzo-soprano of Alexandra Montano and the subtle, judicious drumming of Michael Sarin, who shines on the harrowingly taut, almost cinematic "Lateral Mass."  It's strangely wonderful stuff. 

    Mark Keresman
    Jazz Times [July 2005]