''Quake'' is a 2003 album by cellist

Erik Friedlander Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City. A veteran of New York City's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with sax ...

which was released on the Cryptogramophone label featuring the quartet that previously appeared on ''

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Reception

The

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Ultimately, ''Quake'' is a newer and finer example than anything before of Friedlander's unified vision of not only jazz but also the engagement of the dynamic and harmonic within an ensemble to create something that is compelling, beautiful, and unusual even in the outsider downtown tradition".Jurek, T
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, Elliot Simon commented "''Quake'' is further indication that Topaz, led by Friedlander's cello and world view, continues to break ground with its particular brand of synchronic global stew". Andrew Lindemann Malone stated in

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that "Erik Friedlander, however, has shown throughout his career that the personality of a cello is determined more than anything else by the personality of its cellist, and his new album as a leader, ''Quake'', proves that even when surrounded by strong, imaginative personalities, his cello is anything but reticent".Malone, A. L.
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JazzTimes, September 2003

Track listing

''All compositions by Erik Friedlander'' # "Consternation" - 4:25 # "After Hours" - 4:07 # "Bedlam" - 6:13 # "Gol Gham" - 3:35 # "Wire" - 5:49 # "Beauty Beauty" - 11:15 # "Quake" - 3:32 # "Sainted" - 3:49 # "Glass Bell" - 5:31 # "Biscuits" - 5:47 # "Aap Ki" - 2:48 # "Fig" - 5:16

Personnel

– cello *Andy Laster –

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*Satoshi Takeishi –

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References

{{Authority control 2003 albums Erik Friedlander albums Cryptogramophone Records albums