''Highsmith'' is an album by

Craig Taborn Craig Marvin Taborn (; born February 20, 1970) is an American pianist, organist, keyboardist and composer. He works solo and in bands, mostly playing various forms of jazz. He started playing piano and Moog synthesizer as an adolescent and was ...

and

Ikue Mori (born 17 December 1953), also known as Ikue Ile, is a drummer, electronic musician, composer, and graphic designer. Mori was awarded a "Genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation in 2022. Biography Ikue Mori was born and raised in Japan. She sa ...

. It was released in 2017 by

Tzadik Records Tzadik Records is a record label in New York City that specializes in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995. He is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases. Tzadik is a n ...

Background

Pianist

and electronics player

first performed as a duo at the

Village Vanguard The Village Vanguard is a jazz club at Seventh Avenue South in Greenwich Village, New York City. The club was opened on February 22, 1935, by Max Gordon. Originally, the club presented folk music and beat poetry, but it became primarily a jazz ...

in December 2016. "Taborn, in addition to his status as a top tier jazz pianist, is one of the more dynamic employers of electronics in his music."McClenaghan, Dan (July 7, 2017
"Craig Taborn/Ikue Mori: Highsmith"
All About Jazz.

Release and reception

''Highsmith'' was released by

in May 2017."Craig Taborn and Ikue Mori: Highsmith"
Tzadik Records. Retrieved August 2, 2017. An ''

All About Jazz ''All About Jazz'' is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, ''Jazz Near ...

'' reviewer concluded that the album "takes the electro/acoustic marriage deeper, crafting a unique improvised sound." The ''

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'' reviewer described the recording as "one of the best recordings" in Mori's career.Margasak, Peter (July 7, 2017
"Laptop improviser Ikue Mori explores new vistas in a dazzling collaboration with pianist Craig Taborn"
''Chicago Reader''.

Track listing

#"The Still Point of the Turning World" #"Music to Die By" #"Two Disagreeable Pigeons" #"Nothing That Meets the Eye" #"Variations on a Game" #"Quiet Night" #"A Bird in Hand" #"Dangerous Hobby" #"Things Had Gone Badly" #"Mermaids on the Golf Course" #"Trouble with the World"

Personnel

– piano *

– electronics

References

{{reflist Craig Taborn albums Tzadik Records albums Ikue Mori albums