''Feign'' is a studio album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Hard Cell which was recorded in 2005 at The Clubhouse Recording Studio and released on Berne's

Screwgun Screwgun Records is a jazz record label founded by saxophonist Tim Berne in 1996. Most releases on the label have been by Berne, though some have been by Berne's associates and bandmates. Steve Byram has designed and illustrated the artwork for ma ...

label.

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars stating "''Feign'' is a blast of energized modern creative music, free improvisation corralled into appealing structures, and even moments of unexpected lyricism and beauty. It is 100 percent Tim Berne at his best, brought to full realization along with long-term collaborator Rainey and that relatively new kid on the Brooklyn block, Craig Taborn, who demonstrates without a doubt that he has become a full-fledged resident of Berne's musical neighborhood".Allmusic Review
accessed October 15, 2014 Writing in '' The Guardian'', John Fordham called it a "fiercely focused set, in which Berne's bowstring-tight structures frame the music without restricting the improvising".Fordham, J.
The Guardian Review
October 7, 2005 The All About Jazz review by John Kelman said that "''Feign'' is the perfect introduction to Berne for newcomers. For already committed fans, it's a lighter but equally compelling continuation of his ongoing evolution". The '' JazzTimes'' review by Thomas Conrad said "it is exactly the right sonic companion for certain moods--say, evenings when one recoils from emotional subjectivity and craves unadorned mineral (as opposed to animal or vegetable) truth. Berne configures intricate aural designs with the integrity of constant creative pressure and (despite the high output) few wasted notes".Conrad, T.
Hard Cell: Feign
'' JazzTimes'', December 2005

Track listing

''All compositions by Tim Berne'' # "I Do It (For Brookti)" - 3:40 # "Time Laugh" - 9:10 # "Brokelyn" - 8:15 # "Mechanicals Failure" - 6:34 # "My First Phone" - 8:25 # "BG....Uh....OH" - 4:21 # "I Thought You Had It" - 7:55 # "Pan/Ex" - 2:46

Personnel

* Tim Berne - alto saxophone * Craig Taborn - piano *

Tom Rainey Tom Rainey (born 1957) is an American jazz drummer. Career After attending Berklee College of Music he moved to New York in 1979. He has played with Tim Berne, Nels Cline, Drew Gress, Mark Helias, Fred Hersch, Tony Malaby, Simon Nabatov, T ...

- drums

References

{{Authority control 2005 live albums Tim Berne live albums Screwgun Records live albums