Save Your Breath is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Kris Davis, which was recorded in 2014 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. For this project, Davis assembled the band Infrasound, an unusual octet consisting of four bass clarinets, organ, guitar, drums and piano. She created the music on a commission from The Shifting Foundation. The album was recorded and mixed by rock engineer Ron Saint Germain.Save Your Breath at Clean Feed
Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Dave Lynch says about Infrasoud that "is a monster band capable of delivering a gargantuan punch."
The Down Beat review by John Ephland notes that "Whether it’s the new-music classical vibe interfacing with the down-home sense of abandon or the sound of the instruments themselves and the novel assortment Davis has brought on board, Save Your Breath seems to have something for everyone."Ephland, John. Save Your Breath review. Down Beat August 15: page 91. Print.
In a review for All About Jazz Glenn Astarita describes the album as "a musical journey that may be akin to navigating through a dense forest via snaking trails, rolling hills and dusky caves."Astarita, Glenn. Save Your Breath review at All About Jazz
Track listing All compositions by Kris Davis "Union Forever" – 9:27 "Jumping Over Your Shadow" – 10:37 "Always Leave Them (Wanting More)" – 10:01 "Whirly Swirly" – 11:53 "The Ghost of Your Previous Fuckup" – 9:41 "Save Your Breath" – 14:50
Personnel Ben Goldberg – bass clarinet, contra alto clarinet, clarinet Oscar Noriega – bass clarinet, clarinet Joachim Badenhorst – bass clarinet, clarinet Andrew Bishop – contrabass clarinet, clarinet Nate Radley – guitar Gary Versace – organ Jim Black – drums Kris Davis – piano
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