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Prezens

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Prezens
Studio album by
Released2007
RecordedMarch 2005
StudioClubhouse Studios
Rhinebeck, New York
GenreJazz, Experimental
Length72:38
LabelECM
ECM 1877
ProducerDavid Torn
David Torn chronology
Pandora's Toolbox
(2004)
Prezens
(2007)
Only Sky
(2014)

Prezens is an album by guitarist David Torn recorded in March 2005 and released on ECM in 2007.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Prezens is one of those recordings where free improvisation and composition find an uneasy but cooperative working relationship making for one compelling listen after another."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by David Torn except as indicated
  1. "AK" (Tim Berne, Tom Rainey, Craig Taborn, David Torn) – 9:19
  2. "Rest & Unrest" – 3:45
  3. "Structural Functions of Prezens" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) – 10:58
  4. "Bulbs" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) – 6:21
  5. "Them Buried Standing" – 2:43
  6. "Sink" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) – 7:16
  7. "Neck-Deep in the Harrow..." (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) – 12:33
  8. "Ever More Other" – 4:13
  9. "Ring for Endless Travel" – 2:24
  10. "Miss Place, The Mist..." (Matt Chamberlain, Torn) – 5:46
  11. "Transmit Regardless" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) – 7:20

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed November 15, 2011
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011