''The Slightest Shift'' is the second album by Canadian jazz pianist

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 ...

, which was recorded in 2005 and released on the Spanish

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Reception

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review by Troy Collins states, "An intriguing mix of influences, Davis' singular pianism is never derivative. Subconsciously revealing her classical training, touches of Ligeti and Bartok hover in the margins of her phrasing."Collins, Troy
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'' Forrest Dylan Bryant says, "Digging through eight of the pianist’s turbulent, open-structured pieces in a crisp 40 minutes, they slide readily into collective groans, finger-snapping Monk-ish walks and tumbled heaps of crossed melodic lines."Bryant, Forrest Dylan
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Kris Davis'' # "Bloodwine" – 7:14 # "And Then I Said..." – 3:50 # "Once" – 4:00 # "35¢" – 3:10 # "Morning Stretches" – 3:58 # "Jack's Song" – 4:28 # "Twice Escaped" – 5:01 # "The Slightest Shift" – 8:15

Personnel

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Tony Malaby Tony Malaby (born January 12, 1964) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Malaby was born in Tucson, Arizona. He moved to New York City in 1995 and played with several notable jazz groups, including Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra, ...

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Eivind Opsvik Eivind Opsvik (born 1973 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, the son of the Norwegian interior and furniture designer Peter Opsvik. Career Opsvik is a graduate of the Norwegian Academy of Music (1993� ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Slightest Shift 2006 albums Kris Davis albums Fresh Sound albums