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Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid, Ches Smith

Dream Archives

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The trio-debut of pianist, composer and 2025 MacArthur Fellow Craig Taborn with Tomeka Reid and Ches Smith has been eagerly awaited. In its review of the group’s live show from Fall 2025 the German daily Hamburger Abendblatt found nothing put praise for their performance, calling it “unpredictable, exhilarating”. The trio’s approach on Dream Archives is full of complexities, and as the title suggests, a wide musical spectrum is covered as multitudes of idioms seem to be pulled from history and reconfigured to form a previously unheard sound world full of reveries. Dancing grooves and powerful lyrical accounts also arise in otherwise densely orchestrated trio interchanges – four extensive Taborn-originals making up the foundation.
 
Sometimes Craig wears his influences on his sleeve, and with the trio’s passes at Paul Motian’s “Mumbo Jumbo” and Geri Allen’s “When Kabuya Dances” two of his most important ones are paid homage to in masterful fashion. Tomeka on cello juggles with melodic lead on the one hand and a pizzicato bass bedrock on the other, coalescing – with tension – with Ches Smith’s versatile sound array and Craig’s comprehensive grasp of the keyboard. Dream Archives, recorded in New Haven in 2024, was produced by Manfred Eicher.
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Cat. number: ECM 2833, 880 8099
Year: 2026

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All compositions by Craig Taborn (Light Made Lighter Music, BMI)

When Kabuya Dances by Geri Allen (Antoinette Music, SESAC)

Mumbo Jumbo by Paul Motian (Yazgol Music, BMI)

Recorded January 2024

Firehouse 12, New Haven

Mixed by Cragi Taborn, Manfred Eicher,

Michael Hinreiner (engineer)

Bavaria Musikstudios, München, July 2025

An ECM Production

℗ © 2026 ECM Records GmbH, Pasinger Str. 94, D-82166 Gräfelfing [on O-card back; on tray card]

℗ © 2026 ECM Records GmbH [in booklet]

℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH [on disc]

Printed in Germany

Release notes

All compositions by Craig Taborn (Light Made Lighter Music, BMI) When Kabuya Dances by Geri Allen (Antoinette Music, SESAC) Mumbo Jumbo by Paul Motian (Yazgol Music, BMI) Recorded January 2024 Firehouse 12, New Haven Mixed by Cragi Taborn, Manfred Eicher, Michael Hinreiner (engineer) Bavaria Musikstudios, München, July 2025 An ECM Production ℗ © 2026 ECM Records GmbH, Pasinger Str. 94, D-82166 Gräfelfing [on O-card back; on tray card] ℗ © 2026 ECM Records GmbH [in booklet] ℗ 2026 ECM Records…

Tracklist
1Coordinates For The Absent5:51
2Feeding Maps To The Fire7:22
3When Kabuya Dances7:27
4Mumbo Jumbo5:19
5Dream Archive12:04
6Enchant11:46
Credits
Roberto Cifarelli
Cover [Cover Photo], Photography By [Cover Photo]
Sascha Kleis
Design
Ches Smith
Drums, Vibraphone, Percussion, Electronics
Nick Lloyd
Engineer [Recording]
Craig Taborn
Mixed By, Piano, Keyboards [Keyboard], Electronics
Manfred Eicher
Mixed By, Producer [Album Produced By]
Michael Hinreiner
Mixed By [Mixed By (Engineer)], Engineer [Mixed By (Engineer)]
Tomeka Reid
Violoncello

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