Isreali double-bassist Adam Ben Ezra’s ‘Pin Drop’ album was recorded before a live audience at the Little Big Beat Studios in Lichtenstein and was so named because the audience were asked to remain silent while Ezra and combo played. What results is an intense, superbly atmospheric record of a moment in time, a one-take piece of energy filled jazz. Blending minimal and at times hypnotic grooves with a vast array of influences this is truly multi-national in feel: ‘Silk Road’ feels around for a rhythm before slipping away in another direction, the abstract ‘Can’t Stop Running’ is sparse but engaging while sees Bass and percussion vying with each other. Definitely an album that demands your full attention. For those into something a little different.
Track listings:
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1 Intro by Adam Ben Ezra
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2 Silk Road by Adam Ben Ezra
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3 Prayer by Adam Ben Ezra
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4 Dear Prudence by Adam Ben Ezra
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5 Brown Piano by Adam Ben Ezra
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6 Can’t Stop Running by Adam Ben Ezra
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7 Balagusto by Adam Ben Ezra
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8 India Time by Adam Ben Ezra
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9 Flamenco by Adam Ben Ezra
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10 Lord of Forgiveness by Adam Ben Ezra
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