''Like Silver, Like Song'' is a studio album by American jazz

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Jane Ira Bloom Jane Ira Bloom (born January 12, 1955) is an American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer. Early years Bloom was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joel and Evelyn Bloom. She began as a pianist and drummer, later switching to the alto saxophon ...

, which was recorded in 2004 and released on April 15, 2005, by

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label.

Reception

Ken Dryden of

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wrote, "Jane Ira Bloom has been one of the more adventurous soprano saxophonists who straddles the edge of straight-ahead jazz without ever losing sight of great melody. Like Silver, Like Song is a quartet session... that should appeal to mainstream fans who are usually suspicious of the presence of electronic effects." David Franklin of ''

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'' commented, "Bloom and her associates perform her thoughtful music with obvious empathy and consummate skill. The result is both captivating and refreshing." Writing for ''

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'', Eyal Hareuveni added, "Bloom writes simple and accessible melodies, but Dresser, Previte, and Saft spark these melodies and load them with tons of kinetic energy, spontaneity, and a sense of experimentalism that bring her ideas into full articulation. ''Like Silver, Like Song'' is a captivating achievement." Jeff Simon of ''

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'' noted, "It's a beautiful jazz quartet disc but one slightly out of balance. The snap, crackle, pop and bubble of electronic sound on it isn't nearly as forward-thinking and ear-opening as the free-form rhapsody and lyrical balladry is gorgeous and moving. The inescapable conclusion, then, is that this newest free-flowing quartet disc by Jane Ira Bloom presents great, formerly young jazz musicians only perfunctorily preserving musical freedom while truly relishing the deepest and most expressive parts of their natures."

Track listing

Personnel

*Jane Ira Bloom –

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(soprano), producing *

Mark Dresser Mark Dresser (born September 26, 1952) is an American double bass player and composer. Career Dresser was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. In the 1970s, he was a member of Black Music Infinity led by Stanley Crouch and performed ...

– bass *

Bobby Previte Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...

– drums *

Jamie Saft Jamie Saft is an American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was born in New York City, and studied at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music. Saft moved from Brooklyn to the Hudson Valley around 2007, and ...

– keyboards

References

External links

* {{Authority control Jane Ira Bloom albums 2005 albums