''Rip Tear Crunch'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist

Dave Rempis Dave Rempis (born March 24, 1975) is an American free jazz saxophonist. He plays alto, tenor and baritone saxophone. Life and career Dave was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1975. He began his musical studies at the age of 8. In 1993, Rempis ...

, which was recorded in 2005 and released on 482 Music. It was the studio debut by The Rempis Percussion Quartet, following the limited edition live recording ''Circular Logic''.''Rip Tear Crunch''
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Reception

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review by Troy Collins states "A mature and solid release, Rempis demonstrates a keen sensibility for leaving space in music that could easily be overburdened by endless vamping and excessive sonic clutter."Collins, Troy
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'' review by Brian Gilmore notes "Like many albums in this genre that use unfamiliar lineups and utilize little if any melody, ''Rip Tear Crunch'' is alternately stark and dense."Gilmore, Brian
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Rempis/Hatwich/Daisy/Rosaly'' # "Shreds" – 8:22 # "Flank" – 4:38 # "Rip Tear Crunch" – 26:05 # "Dirty Work Can Be Clean Fun" – 2:05 # "The Rub" – 12:16

Personnel

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 ...

tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

baritone sax The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

*Anton Hatwich -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

*Tim Daisy -

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

*Frank Rosaly - percussion

References

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