The Gowanus Session
Studio album by
Thollem McDonas, Nels Cline & William Parker
ReleasedApril 17, 2012
RecordedJanuary 3, 2012
StudioPeter Karl Studios, Gowanus Arts Building, Brooklyn, NY
GenreJazz
Length41:02
LabelPorter
PRCD 4068
Nels Cline chronology
Initiate
(2010) 		The Gowanus Session
(2012) 		Macroscope
(2014)
William Parker chronology
Crumbling in the Shadows is Fraulein Miller's Stale Cake
(2011) 		The Gowanus Session
(2012) 		Essence of Ellington
(2012)

The Gowanus Session is an album by pianist Thollem McDonas, guitarist Nels Cline, and bassist William Parker recorded in 2012 for the Porter label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[3]

The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Glaring expressionism coupled with rip-roaring layers of acoustic-electric sound-sculpting maneuvers yield the bountiful fruit on this manifold studio date".[3] JazzTimes' Steve Greenlea said "pianist Thollem McDonas, bassist William Parker and electric guitarist Nels Cline play seemingly indiscriminately, creating unmusical layers of sound. These are not songs. There are no melodies, no rhythms. The Gowanus Session is a sound sculpture... So is this a good record, or even an enjoyable one? I really don’t know, but I do know this: It’s interesting, and I keep listening to it."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Nels Cline, Thollem McDonas & William Parker

  1. "There Are" - 7:32
  2. "As Many Worlds" - 4:42
  3. "In A Life" - 5:57
  4. "As There Are" - 2:15
  5. "Lives" - 15:43
  6. "In The World." - 4:53

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Porter Records website, accessed September 19, 2014
  2. ^ William Parker sessionography accessed September 19, 2014
  3. ^ a b Astarita, G., All About Jazz Review, May 21, 2012
  4. ^ Greenlea, S., JazzTimes Review, July/August 2012
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