''Tactiles'' is an album by jazz guitarist

Liberty Ellman Liberty Ellman (born July 17, 1971) is a jazz guitarist born in London and raised in the United States, beginning in New York City. In the early 1980s, Ellman's family moved to California. Before leaving New York, he attended City and Country Sch ...

, which was recorded in 2003 and released on

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. He leads a quartet with

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on tenor sax, Stephan Crump on bass and

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on drums. The album also features alto saxophonist

Greg Osby Greg Osby (born August 3, 1960) is an American saxophonist and composer. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Osby studied at Howard University, then at the Berklee College of Music. He moved to New York City in 1982, where he played with Jaki ...

on three tracks.''Tactiles''
on Pi Recordings

Reception

The

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review by Mark F. Turner states "Liberty Ellman's latest offering, ''Tactiles'', obliterates the 'normal' jazz guitar mindset with its eclectic and progressive tendencies. Having hung out on stage and in the studio with the likes of pianist Vijay Iyer and multi-instrumentalist Henry Threadgill, Ellman brings a natural, forward thinking progression in the creation of music."Turner, Mark F
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In a review for

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, Martin Longley notes "Liberty's tunes are steeped in the steely essence of Manhattan, his highly detailed ensemble themes invariably progressing with cool, cerebral detachment."Longley, Martin
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In an article for ''

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'' Bill Milkowski says "With his new CD, ''Tactiles'', Liberty Ellman emerges as one of the most intriguing, albeit unorthodox, guitarists on the New York scene today. An album of original, esoteric compositions marked by dense polyrhythms, dissonant, angular lines and an organic logic that ties the whole thing together in brilliant fashion."Milkowski, Bill
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Track listing

All Compositions by Liberty Ellman # "Excavation" – 5:58 # "Clean Is Rich" – 6:38 # "Temporary Aid" – 8:08 # "Helios" – 7:19 # "Rare Birds" – 4:31 # "Body Art" – 5:28 # "How Many Texts" – 5:21 # "Ultraviolet" – 5:09 # "Post Approval" – 8:06

Personnel

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

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tenor saxophone 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 ...

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alto saxophone 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 ...

on 3,7,8 * Stephan Crump –

acoustic bass The acoustic bass guitar (sometimes shortened to acoustic bass or initialized ABG) is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually larger than a steel-string acoustic guitar. Like the traditional electric bass guitar a ...

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drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

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