Serpentines is an album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, which was recorded in 2016 and released by Intakt Records.[1] It features a septet with an unusual line-up, with Miya Masaoka playing the koto, a traditional Japanese instrument, and individual instrumental parts manipulated electronically by Sam Pluta. Laubrock assembled the band (without guest trumpeter Peter Evans) for the Vision Festival 2015.[2]

Serpentines
Studio album by Ingrid Laubrock
Released	2016
Recorded	May 24, 2016
Studio	Systems Two, Brooklyn
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:32
Label	Intakt
Producer	Ingrid Laubrock
Ingrid Laubrock chronology
Buoyancy (2016) Serpentines (2016) Planktonic Finales (2017)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[3]

The Down Beat review by Peter Margasak notes, "Laubrock has created a work of remarkable density, both in terms of ideas and physical sound, and it yields greater dividends with each spin."[3]

The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe states, "For this line up Laubrock takes her enigmatic charts for groups such as Anti-house and Ubatuba to another level, as improv jazz meets the classical avant-garde in pieces where mood and texture often trump individual pyrotechnics."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ingrid Laubrock.

1. "Pothole Analytics Pt. 1" – 4:44
2. "Pothole Analytics Pt. 2" – 5:42
3. "Chip in Brain" – 12:31
4. "Squirrels" – 15:15
5. "Serpentines" – 15:20

Personnel

• Ingrid Laubrock – tenor sax, soprano sax, glockenspiel
• Peter Evans – piccolo trumpet, trumpet
• Miya Masaoka – koto
• Craig Taborn – piano
• Sam Pluta – electronics
• Dan Peck – tuba
• Tyshawn Sorey – drums

References