''Time Frames'' is a 2021 album by

Michael Waldrop Michael Waldrop (''Née'' Michael Van Waldrop, October 1, 1961) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer and music educator. He is notable as a virtuoso percussionist in both jazz and classical idioms; with equal focus on drumset and ke ...

, his third release with

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. The recording is a crossover from classical to

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and world music. The album was chosen for the 2021

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Top 50 List of Classical Recordings.

Background

With two successful large ensemble, jazz recordings completed with

(''

Time Within Itself ''Time Within Itself'' is a big band jazz album produced by Origin Records and released March 17, 2015. The concept for the recording came from the idea of a high level feature CD showcasing the Michael Waldrop Big Band. Most notably, music cri ...

'' and ''

Origin Suite ''Origin Suite'' is the second jazz album by Michael Waldrop, produced by award-winning Seattle, Washington-based label Origin Records and released January 3, 2018. The CD idea is a high level, eclectic mix of works showcasing Michael Waldrop. S ...

''), Michael Waldrop contracted with the label for the third release. The primary aim of the album was to focus of Waldrop's prowess as a classic mallet virtuoso. Several of Waldrop's musical compositions made up the core of the album repertoire and several new works were commissioned for the project. Funding for ''Time Frames'' was provided by a University of Eastern Washington Faculty Research and Creative Work Fund (FRCW) grant (third FRCW grant Waldrop received). Completed primary during the

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, remote recording was done in

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and

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. ''Time Frames'' was chosen for the 2021 AllMusic Guide Top 50 List for Classical Recordings. "Time Frames" features the

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, its origins as an African percussion instrument and also includes

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as a key element in the musical works/recording. Along with Waldrop, other established musicians are included on the release such as

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, Brad Dutz, Jose Rossy and Marko Djordjevic. Jack Cooper's ''Three Mediterranean Views'' was specifically written for the

release. Music on the recording covers a wide cross section of influences from jazz, classical,

, popular music and numerous other genres.

Reception

''Time Frames'' garnered numerous favorable reviews to include

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and the

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. "Although there are some passages where (two) drummers are playing in unison, the fusion of improvised and precomposed music is seamless. Time Frames reveals an unseen facet of Waldrop's musical individuality." *R.J. Lambert, ''

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'' "Easy to appreciate, hard to categorize and impossible to ignore, Time Frames is a testament to one exceptional percussionist's determination, skill and creative vision." * Dan Bilawsky, ''

Track listing

# Fractals 2:24 # Dem Dakar (Parables) 6:11 # Three Mediterranean Views: León de Palamidi 3:08 # Three Mediterranean Views: Notte a Venezia 3:16 # Three Mediterranean Views: Château d'If 3:24 # Almost Beyond 5:24 # Delineations 5:29 # Katrina's Path: Brazil 2:28 # Katrina's Path: Cuba 1:35 # Katrina's Path: New Orleans 2:59 # Hollow 7:00 # Sixth Chakra 3:50 # Incoming 9:34 # Tortoise Efficiency 4:19 # Continuity 3:01 Music composed by

except: *(3-5) Jack Cooper *(6) Nathan Daughtrey *(11) Jonathan Middleton *(13)

*(14) Brad Dutz

Personnel

- marimba (1,2,3,5,6,11,14) vibraphone (4), drum set (8-10,12,13) keyboard sequencing (1,2,7,12,15) *Jose Rossy - Djembe, Djun Djuns, Shekere and miscellaneous percussion (1,2,7,12,15) *Brad Dutz - bongos, congas, doumbek, riq, percussion (1,3-5,14) *Steve Snyder - piano (3-5) *Alex Pershounin - acoustic bass (3,5) *Sam Shoup - acoustic bass (4) *Ivana Cojbasic - acoustic piano (6) *Marko Djordjevic - drum set (10) *

- marimba (13) Production *

John Bishop John Marcus Bishop (born 30 November 1966) is an English comedian, presenter, actor and former footballer. Bishop formerly played football as a midfielder for Winsford United F.C., Crewe Alexandra F.C., Runcorn F.C., Rhyl F.C., Witton Albion ...

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, cover photo, design and layout *

, Tim Reppert - producers *Tim Reppert - mixing, Boston, MA *

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- mastering, Los Angeles, CA *Jordan Lewis - Waldrop photos *Phillip Mawarire - Zimbabwean Shona sculpture ("The Drummer") *Michael Lewis (*1,2,7,12,15) Marimba - Recorded by , Song Mill Studio, Hayden, ID; July, 2020 *Percussion - Recorded by

Jimi Tunnell Jimi Tunnell is an American guitarist and vocalist from Denton, Texas. Although he is known as a guitarist, his career began as a jazz trumpeter. Tunnell has worked with Yukihiro Takahashi, Laurie Anderson, Steps Ahead, and Member's Only. His ...

, Buffalo Sound,

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; Nov, 2020 *(3-6) Marimba / Piano / Vibes - Recorded by SaCha MÜller, Dead Aunt Thelma's Studio,

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Dec, 2020 *(3-5) Percussion - Recorded by Brad Dutz,

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/ Piano - Recorded by Alan Johnson, Static Shack,

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*Bass - Recorded by Travis Huisman, Catamount Recording.

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; Nov, 2020 *(4) Bass - Recorded by Matt Tutor, Bloodworth Studio,

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*(8-10) Recorded by Steve Gamberoni, SFCC,

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; Jan, 2019 *(11) Recorded by Shawn Trail, EWU Recital Hall,

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; June 2020 *(13) Recorded by Tim Reppert, REP Studio,

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; Dec, 2005 *(14) Recorded by Wayne Peet, KillZone Studio,

; August 2010

Charts

Release history

References

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