Capricorn Climber is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Kris Davis, which was recorded in 2012 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label.[1]

Capricorn Climber
Studio album by
Released2013
RecordedMarch 22, 2012
StudioSystems Two, Brooklyn
GenreJazz
Length60:17
LabelClean Feed
ProducerKris Davis
Kris Davis chronology
Union
(2012)
Capricorn Climber
(2013)
Massive Threads
(2013)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [2]
Down Beat     [3]

In his review for AllMusic, Dave Lynch notes that, "even as the music lingers in a free rhythmic zone with fragmented, initially hesitant motifs, the sonic puzzle pieces fit together with a combination of improvisational looseness and the clear-cut intention of chamberesque modern composition, with nothing out of place."[2]

The Down Beat review by Shaun Brady states, "The sound of the quintet conjures a chamber ensemble in a state of decay, their grace and elegance evident but their tensions being revealed in enlightening fashion."[3]

In a double review for JazzTimes Lloyd Sachs says, "The quintet alternates between wide tonal brush strokes and brisk melodies, free-floating effects and knotty inventions."[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Kris Davis except as indicated
  1. "Too Tinkerbell" – 5:30
  2. "Pass the Magic Hat" – 9:50
  3. "Trevor's Luffa Complex" – 5:34
  4. "Capricorn Climber" – 11:33
  5. "Bottom of a Well" – 7:05
  6. "Big Band Ball" – 4:58
  7. "Pi Is Irrational" – 7:55
  8. "Dreamers in a Daze" (Davis, Maneri, Laubrock, Dunn, Rainey) – 4:38
  9. "Too Tinkerbell Coda" – 3:14

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Capricorn Climber at Clean Feed
  2. ^ a b Lynch, Dave. Kris Davis – Capricorn Climber: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Brady, Shaun. Capricorn Climber review. Down Beat July 13: page 56. Print.
  4. ^ Sachs, Lloyd. Capricorn Climber review at JazzTimes