Capricorn Climber

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 Kris Davis
Released	2013
Recorded	March 22, 2012
Studio	Systems Two, Brooklyn
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:17
Label	Clean Feed
Producer	Kris Davis
Kris Davis chronology
Union (2012) Capricorn Climber (2013) Massive Threads (2013)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

• Kris Davis – piano
• Mat Maneri – viola
• Ingrid Laubrock – sax
• Trevor Dunn – double bass
• Tom Rainey – drums, glockenspiel

References

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