What About?
Andrew Cyrille · 1969
46 min · 5 tracks · jazz
A challenging blend of free jazz improvisation and rhythmic exploration that defies conventional structure.
Top tracks — play these first
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What About? — The title track serves as an expansive canvas for improvisation, encapsulating the album's spirit of exploration and challenge to musical norms.
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Rhythmical Space — This piece exemplifies Cyrille's unique ability to manipulate time and texture, creating a dialogue between silence and sound that defines the album's avant-garde ethos.
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From Whence I Came — In this track, Cyrille's drumming takes center stage, weaving complex rhythms that reflect the album's overarching themes of identity and heritage.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- meditative rhythmic explorations
- patient unfolding of sound
- immersive sonic improvisation
- thoughtful afternoon listening
Maybe skip if you
- seeking instant gratification
- prefer standalone tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 1969, What About? was Andrew Cyrille's debut album as a bandleader after establishing himself as a prominent drummer in the avant-garde jazz scene. At this point in his career, Cyrille had collaborated with notable figures like Cecil Taylor, marking a significant transition into his own artistic direction.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Sunny Murray· Jack DeJohnette· William Hooker
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 What About? 12:58
- 2 From Whence I Came 10:08
- 3 Rhythmical Space 12:22
- 4 Rims and Things 6:50
- 5 Pioneering 4:30
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