Amaryllis & Belladonna
Mary Halvorson
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, June 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Jazz Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, May 2022
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Stereogum, Best Jazz Albums of 2022
Full of sonic surprises, the music nevertheless retains a coherent thread with arrangements that frequently place Halvorson more as a texturalist than soloist. The band is a revelation, its...
Amaryllis & Belladonna
Mary Halvorson
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Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, June 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Jazz Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, May 2022
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Stereogum, Best Jazz Albums of 2022
Full of sonic surprises, the music nevertheless retains a coherent thread with arrangements that frequently place Halvorson more as a texturalist than soloist. The band is a revelation, its...
About
'Amaryllis' is a six-song suite performed by a newly formed sextet of master improvisers, including Halvorson, Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam O'Farrill (trumpet). 'Belladonna' is a set of five compositions written for Halvorson on guitar plus The Mivos Quartet: Olivia De Prato (violin), Maya Bennardo (violin), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), and Tyler J. Borden (cello).
Contents and tracklist
- Amaryllis & Belladonna
Awards and reviews
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JazzwiseEditor's ChoiceJune 2022
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BBC Music MagazineJuly 2022Jazz Choice
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2022
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The GuardianJazz Album of the MonthMay 2022
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StereogumBest Jazz Albums of 2022
July 2022
Full of sonic surprises, the music nevertheless retains a coherent thread with arrangements that frequently place Halvorson more as a texturalist than soloist. The band is a revelation, its dazzling brass and ringing vibraharp carried aloft by a surging rhythm section.
June 2022
The release of either of these albums would be significant: but to have them released simultaneously is a major musical event.
July 2022
…What truly dazzles is her compositional audacity. “Belladonna,” for instance, has the snap and rhythmic drive of a Bartók string quartet, plus searing electric guitar. What more could a listener want?
