''Float Upstream'' is an album by American jazz drummer

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 ...

, the second with his band Obbligato, which freely interpreted jazz standards. It was recorded in 2017 and released by

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.''Float Upstream''
at Intakt Records

Reception

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'' review by J.D. Considine says "The jazz standard may be the most renewable resource in popular culture. Obbligato, drummer Tom Rainey’s 'standards' band, takes an approach that respects the melody and harmonic structure of these compositions while employing strategies from collective and free improvisation."Considine, J.D. ''Float Upstream'' review. ''Down Beat'' January 18: page 65. Print. The

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review by Dan McClenaghan states "Trumpeter Alessi and saxophonist Laubrock complement each others styles in fluid dances, by turns haunting or joyous, serpentine or terse—rarely unison. And always—in conjunction with this on-edge rhythm section—pushing the boundaries of straight ahead in the direction of freedom."McClanaghan, Dan
''Float Upstream'' review
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The Point of Departure review by Chris Robinson says "If nothing else, ''Float Upstream'' reminds us that in the hand of inventive and committed musicians, there's plenty of life left in songs that seem to have been played to death. This is a superb album."Robinson, Chris
''Float Upstream'' review
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Track listing

# " Stella by Starlight" (

Victor Young Albert Victor Young (August 8, 1899– November 10, 1956)"Victor Young, Composer, Dies of Heart Attack", ''Oakland Tribune'', November 12, 1956. was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. Biography Young is commonly said to ...

) – 5:15 # "Beatrice" ( Sam Rivers) – 6:21 # "

What Is This Thing Called Love "What Is This Thing Called Love?" is a 1929 popular song written by Cole Porter, for the musical '' Wake Up and Dream''. It was first performed by Elsie Carlisle in March 1929. The song has become a popular jazz standard and one of Porter's mos ...

" ( Cole Porter) – 4:02 # " What's New" ( Bob Haggart) – 10:35 # "

There Is No Greater Love "There Is No Greater Love" is a 1936 jazz standard composed by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Marty Symes. It was the last hit song for Jones's orchestra before the bandleader turned the orchestra over to Woody Herman, beginning the latter's 50-year ca ...

" ( Isham Jones) – 6:48 # "Float Upstream" (Obbligato) – 5:23 # " I Fall in Love Too Easily" ( Jule Styne) – 4:53

Personnel

Ralph Alessi Ralph Alessi (born March 5, 1963) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and ECM recording artist. Alessi is known as a virtuosic performer whose critically-acclaimed projects include his Baida Quartet, with Jason Moran, Drew Gress, and Nashee ...

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trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

Ingrid Laubrock Ingrid Laubrock (born 24 September 1970) is a German jazz saxophonist, who primarily plays tenor saxophone but also performs and records on soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones. She studied with Jean Toussaint, Dave Liebman and at the Guildh ...

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saxophones The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...

Kris Davis Kris Davis (born 1980) is a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Early life Davis was born in Vancouver in 1980 and grew up in Calgary, Alberta. She studied classical piano from the age of six and discovered jazz while a high school student. She ...

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

Drew Gress Drew Gress (born November 20, 1959) is an American jazz double-bassist and composer born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in the Philadelphia area. Biography Gress studied at Towson State University and Manhattan School of Music. In the late ...

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References

External links

Tom Rainey: The New Standard
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