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Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album four stars, stating "''Chants'' is a strong statement from Taborn both as a composer and bandleader, but it's also a dialogue on the trio format itself, as articulated by this vastly talented, thought-provoking group."Jurek, Tho
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accessed April 28, 2013 The '' Financial Times'' also gave it four stars out of five, describing it as "exuberant trio music with an exceptional group dynamic". All About Jazz critic John Kelman praised the album, writing, "''Chants'' is an album that augments the label's already vast collection of piano trio recordings with an unmistakably personal album whose hidden beauty unveils itself further with each and every listen."Kelman, Joh
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accessed April 28, 2013 '' Down Beat'' awarded it 4.5 stars, stating that the album "is original to its core".Micallef, Ken (July 2013) "Craig Taborn Trio: Chants" ''Down Beat'', p. 59. The album was also nominated for "Record of the Year" 2014 by the '' Jazz Journalists Association'' (but lost to Wayne Shorter's ''

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Track listing

All compositions by Craig Taborn. # "Saints" – 5:22 # "Beat the Ground" – 4:03 # "In Chant" – 8:21 # "Hot Blood" – 3:52 # "All True Night/Future Perfect" – 12:46 # "Cracking Hearts" – 7:08 # "Silver Ghosts" – 7:36 # "Silver Days or Love" – 8:24 # "Speak the Name" – 6:57

Personnel

Craig Taborn Trio

* Craig Taborn – piano * Thomas Morgan – bass * Gerald Cleaver – drums

Charts

References

External links

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