Shapeshifter

Paul McCandless - Shapeshifter

09/07/2004 | Synergy Music 

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All Music Guide Review

Paul McCandless is the longtime reed player in the folk-jazz group Oregon, while pianist Art Lande is still probably best-known for his recordings for the ECM label. One can be excused for thinking that their collaboration on Shapeshifter would be a bit sleepy but the opposite is true. Their playing in a quartet with bassist Peter Barshay and drummer Allen Hall displays plenty of energy and constant invention. The music is a bit free in spots but well organized and always coherent and generally melodic. McCandless, who plays five reeds, is heard mostly on soprano, and his interplay with Lande sometimes borders on the telepathic, whether it be on one of the brief introspective pieces or the swinging advanced blues "Pietroglyph." Both McCandless and Lande are heard at their best throughout Shapeshifter, a stimulating set well-worth acquiring. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Shapeshifter Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Majestorum Enborum
  • 5:54
  • Sound Clip for Majestorum Enborum from Shapeshifter


  • 2
  • Shapeshifter
  • 6:15
  • Sound Clip for Shapeshifter from Shapeshifter


  • 3
  • Rattling the Cage
  • 0:56
  • Sound Clip for Rattling the Cage from Shapeshifter


  • 4
  • Rigamarole
  • 6:56
  • Sound Clip for Rigamarole from Shapeshifter


  • 5
  • Angels in the Sky
  • 8:05
  • Sound Clip for Angels in the Sky from Shapeshifter


  • 6
  • Argument
  • 1:17
  • Sound Clip for Argument from Shapeshifter


  • 7
  • Pompanuk Pond
  • 8:38
  • Sound Clip for Pompanuk Pond from Shapeshifter


  • 8
  • Sultana
  • 9:59
  • Sound Clip for Sultana from Shapeshifter


  • 9
  • On a Misted Moor
  • 1:16
  • Sound Clip for On a Misted Moor from Shapeshifter


  • 10
  • Pietroglyph
  • 4:52
  • Sound Clip for Pietroglyph from Shapeshifter


  • 11
  • Musiverse
  • 6:58
  • Sound Clip for Musiverse from Shapeshifter


    • Credits of Shapeshifter

    • Paul McCandless
    • Clarinet (Bass), Horn (English), Oboe, Sax (Tenor), Sax (Soprano)


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