Monder s display of chops on a string of albumsspanning from 1995s flux songlines to 20s hydra sunnysidedumbfounded guitarists, prompting one awed colleague to dub him mind bender. Monder wanted to continue the project and then, andrew cyrille and paul rende joined him. Farber tendrils, tumid cenobite, gamma crucis, zythum, and hematophagy recorded december 20 at brooklyn. A progressive jazz stylist with an ethereal yet edgy approach, guitarist ben monder has been an active leader and sideman since the mid80s. Amorphae, his leader debut on the label, released in 2015, was originally conceived as a series of duets for ben and paul. Find ben monder discography, albums and singles on allmusic. P c 2015 ecm records gmbh under exclusive license to universal music classics, a division of umg recordings, inc. Ben monder s ecm debut as a leader was produced by sun chung, not manfred eicher. Day after day allows listeners to hear his everevolving language in a variety of contexts, displaying the many sides of this highly individual and important musical voice. Ben monder amorphae ben monder electric guitar, electric baritone guitar, fender bass vi pete rende synthesizer andrew cyrille drums paul motian drums oh, what a beautiful morning, triffids, and dinosaur skies recorded october 2010 at sear sound engineer.
Ben monders ecm debut as a leader was produced by sun chung, not manfred eicher. A musician in the new york city area for over 30 years, ben monder has performed with a wide variety of artists, including jack mcduff, marc johnson, lee konitz, billy childs, andrew cyrille, george garzone, paul motian, maria schneider, and marshall crenshaw. One of his early jobs was in 1986 when he performed with jack mcduff in 1995 he recorded his debut album, flux, featuring drummer jim black and bassist drew gress. Ben monder stets kreativ, nie offensichtlich ben monders.
After motians death the project was completed by adding additional musicians and. Ben is in a universe all his own, said maria schneider, in whose orchestra monder has been a steady presence since 1992. He also contributed guitar parts to the last david bowie album, blackstar. Monder started playing guitar when he was eleven, after two years on violin. The veteran guitarist, who has played with some of the biggest names in jazz and pop, melds his interests on his latest album, day after day. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A musician in the new york city area for over 30 years, ben monder has performed with a wide variety of artists, including jack mcduff, marc johnson, lee konitz, george garzone, paul motian, guillermo klein, maria schneider, and marshall crenshaw. By john kelman december 10, 2015 sign in to view read count. Amorphae by ben monder, released in 2015 on ecm records. New works by negro leo, maki asakawa, ben monder and gemma. Ben monder, pete rende, andrew cyrille, paul motian amorphae. I am aware that i am mispronouncing the name of the album, and i am owing it. As a leader, monder released his trios debut, flux, featuring bassist drew gress and drummer jim black, in 1995.
View all albums and help us complete ben monder discography. Its tough to make the shift from vicious to ethereal, but for the last decade, guitarist monder has refined his maneuvers to do just that, providing a personal and very modern definition of lyricism. The passion of charlie parker meet charlie parker chans overture vocal version of ornith duration. Ben monder is a very evolved kind of musician great chord voicing and just excellent playing.
Ben monder has been referred to as a young unsung hero or a new young lion of jazz guitar, terms which no longer suit him. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Amorphae is a jazz studio album by ben monder with pete rende, andrew cyrille and paul motian. Originally conceived as a series of duets with paul motian, a first exploratory duo session was recorded in 2010. Amorphae cd ben monder bloom cd ben monder dust cd ben monder excavation cd ben monder oceana cd ben monder view more. They started recording a duo session in 2010, but motian died a year after. A first exploratory duo session was recorded in 2010. Dust, monder s second trio album, came out in 1997 and found bassist ben street replacing gress. Guitarist ben monder s 20 album hydra is an atmospheric, impressionistic album featuring arrangements built around his intricate, complex guitar lines. Listen to your favorite songs from amorphae by ben monder now. Ben monder continues to broaden and expand his musical palette. Monder has always played with a precise fingerpicking style that is classically influenced and often crosses over to jazz, new age music, flamenco, and experimental rock. Ben monder new record, amorphae, was released on 1031.
A collaboration with vocalist theo bleckmann, no boat, appeared a year later. Ben monder, pete rende, andrew cyrille, paul motian. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ben monder at the discogs marketplace. Monder released the results as his 2015 album amorphae. He was part of the circle around the drummer paul motian, and amorphae, his first. Having made his firstand, up to now, onlyappearance on munichs lauded ecm records on the late drummer paul motian s garden of eden 2006, its certainly taken a long time for the virtuosically talented guitarist. An heir to the forwardthinking style of players like john abercrombie and bill frisell, monder gained attention early on working with artists like jack mcduf. Not many unsung heroes have a discography as long as your arm, with three records released under their own name on another, he was cobilled as a leader with vocalist theo bleckmann in the last 5 years. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account.
Ben monderamorphaeflac 88khz24bit downloadacoustic. This album was released in the label ecm records in. Bounce cd michael wolff alone together cd jay clayton in concert cd. But from the opening solo guitar track, tendrils, it is clear that amorphae is entirely consistent with the ecm aesthetic.
But from the opening solo guitar track, tendrils, it is. A musician in the new york city area for over 30 years, ben monder has performed with a wide variety of artists, including jack mcduff, marc johnson, lee konitz, billy childs, andrew cyrille, george garzone, paul motian, maria schneider, louis cole, marshall crenshaw and jandek. The understated appeal of ben monder page 3 of 4 jazztimes. Ben monder trio postermasterclass and concert september 21, 2006cal state bakersfield. Guitarist ben monder first recorded for ecm as a member of the paul motian band on garden of eden in 2004, and amorphae was originally conceived as a series of duets for ben and paul. From 197984, he attended the westchester conservatory of music, the university of miami, and queens college. Ben monder amorphae 2015 official digital download. Rob burke ben monder tom rainey with ben grayson slip sliding. Day after day 2019 jazz ben monder download jazz music. Few other labels trust their artists to work within such ambient quietude and nuance. Start your music shopping from all about jazz and youll support us. Ben monder electric guitar, electric baritone guitar pete rende synthesizer andrew cyrille drums paul motian drums. Amorphae hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music. New works by negro leo, maki asakawa, ben monder and.