''Coming Down the Mountain'' is an album by the pianist, saxophonist and composer

Joe Maneri Joseph Gabriel Esther Maneri (February 9, 1927 – August 24, 2009), was an American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player. Violinist Mat Maneri is his son. Boston Microtonal Society In 1988, Maneri founded the Boston Microtonal Society ...

, recorded in 1993 and released on the

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label in 1997.Lopez, R
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Reception

In ''

JazzTimes ''JazzTimes'' is an American magazine devoted to jazz. Published 10 times a year, it was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1970 by Ira Sabin as the newsletter ''Radio Free Jazz'' to complement his record store. Coverage After a decade of growt ...

'', John Murph wrote: "Microtonal master, Joe Maneri upholds free jazz’s basic principles in the highest regards by foregoing annotated compositions, which forces his musicians to rely on intuitive improvisation and group empathy. As ''Coming Down The Mountain'' attests, the results can be surprisingly tranquil, especially when the musicians opt for silence and elongated contours instead of the usual bag of overpowering dissonance ... ''Coming Down The Mountain'' is yet another fine recording by Maneri".Murph, J
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Track listing

All compositions by Joe Maneri # "Swing High" – 6:20 # "Swing Higher" – 11:04 # "Coming Down the Mountain" – 11:23 # "Joe's Alto" – 1:49 # "Say It All" – 15:07 # "To End or Not to End?" – 8:29

Personnel

– piano, reeds *

Mat Maneri Mat Maneri (born October 4, 1969) is an American composer, violin, and viola player. He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri and Sonja Maneri. Career Maneri has recorded with Cecil Taylor, Guerino Mazzola, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Ger ...

– violin *

Ed Schuller Edwin Gunther Schuller (January 11, 1955) is an American jazz bassist and composer. His father is Gunther Schuller, a composer, horn player, and music professor, and his younger brother is drummer George Schuller. Career A native of New York Ci ...

– bass *Randy Peterson – drums

References

{{Authority control Hathut Records albums Joe Maneri albums 1997 albums