''ConSequences'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter

Raphe Malik Raphe Malik, born Laurence Mazel (November 1, 1948 in Cambridge, Massachusetts – March 8, 2006 in Guilford, Vermont) was an American jazz trumpeter. Career Malik studied at the University of Massachusetts (1966–70), then moved to Paris, wh ...

, which was recorded live at the 2nd Fire in the Valley Festival in 1997 and released on the

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label. He leads a quartet with tenor saxophonist

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, bassist William Parker and drummer

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in one of his last recorded performances.''ConSequences''
at Eremite

Reception

In his review for

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, Thom Jurek states "Malik is an improviser concerned with the outer limits, but not at the expense of what has evolved into Western musical architecture. He picked the right band because the versatility of each man in this ensemble is well-documented." ''

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'' notes "although this is a chance to hear Denis Charles in one of his final recordings, and Malik and Mateen play some vociferous solos, a strong live performance transfers rather uneasily to CD." The

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review by John Sharpe says "The individual components are marvellous but it is the group interplay which elevates this music into the top drawer. Malik is a powerful trumpeter full of heraldic fanfares, excoriating runs and broad smears, in addition to his artful composition."Sharpe, Joh
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In his review for ''

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'' Peter Margasak states "Recorded with a group of veterans who understand that raw emotionalism means little without structure or context, the album seethes with white-hot expressionism, but in most cases such displays are outgrowths of the leader's memorable, surprisingly lyrical themes."Margasak, Pete
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Raphe Malik'' # "Dominant Predicate" – 11:11 # "The Gift" – 19:10 # "Ditch Weed" – 10:48 # "3X Twice" – 9:27 # "Ghost Dance" – 6:32 # "GG" – 8:44

Personnel

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alto sax The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

* William Parker – bass *

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References

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