''Broken Arm Trio'' is an album by cellist

Erik Friedlander Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City. A veteran of New York City's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with sax ...

, bassist

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, and drummer Mike Sarin performing compositions inspired by

Oscar Pettiford Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom. Biography Pettiford was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United ...

's cello work and the music of

Herbie Nichols Herbert Horatio Nichols (January 3, 1919 – April 12, 1963) was an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the jazz standard " Lady Sings the Blues". Obscure during his lifetime, he is now highly regarded by many musicians and critics. Lif ...

Reception

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correspondent Michael Kabran concluded "''Broken Arm Trio'' clearly features the work of three musicians who, while tremendously adept at playing jazz, are snuggly rooted in the rock and European classical and folk idioms".Kabran, M.
PopMatters Review
December 8, 2008 Writing for

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, Mark Corroto observed "Friedlander seems to be opening his music to jazz and no-jazz fans. Much like

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and

Charlie Haden Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than 50 years. In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking ...

's open arm approach to jazz that can swallow both country and classical, Friedlander is pushing his vision into the open ended world defined simply as music". On the same site Troy Collins noted "A tireless artist, always open to expanding the acoustic cello language, ''Broken Arm Trio'' is one of Friedlander's most refreshing and vibrant efforts". A.D. Amorosi stated in

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that "it’s gorgeous, soulful and smart".Amorosi, A. D.
JazzTimes review
JazzTimes, March 2009

Track listing

''All compositions by Erik Friedlander'' # "Spinning Plates" - 3:23 # "Pearls" - 4:36 # "Knife Points" - 2:36 # "Jim Zipper" - 1:08 # "Pretty Penny" - 4:15 # "Easy" - 6:10 # "Cake" - 3:38 # "Buffalo" - 1:29 # "Hop Skip" - 6:47 # "Ink" - 2:01 # "Big Shoes" - 4:13 # "In the Spirit" - 4:00 # "Tiny's" - 4:44

Personnel

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cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

*Mike Sarin -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

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