Recordings + Merch

Mode Records proudly presents Respect in Yule, a brand new Christmas album by The Respect Sextet. Respect in Yule ranges from ecstatic to introspective, from the popular to the obscure, from the sacred to the secular. Featuring guest spots from new-music stalwarts Ensemble Signal and the JACK Quartet and guitarist Marco Cappelli, Respect In Yule shall be unto the world an instant holiday classic, belonging in the collection of any self-respecting listener, bringing with it tidings of great joy.

It is available via iTunes, Amazon, and many other online and brick-and-mortar retailers!

Read the liner notes in full here or download a pdf here.

Track List:

• 1. Christmas Must Be Tonight (Robbie Robertson) 6:38
• 2. Suddenly It’s Christmas (Loudon Wainwright III) 1:45
• 3. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? (Frank Loesser) 4:25
• 4. The Lamb (Sir John Tavener) 8:42
• 5. Sevivon / I Have a Little Dreidel (Traditional / Mikhl Gelbart, Samuel Goldfarb) 7:10
• 6. Bopin’ Around The Christmas Tree (Ted Poor) 1:50
• 7. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Jule Styne) 6:17
• 8. Hypochristmutreefuzz (Misha Mengelberg) 5:39
• 9. A Spotless Rose (Herbert Howells) 8:38
• 10. It’s Christmas Time (Alton Abraham, Sun Ra) 4:36
• 11. A Merrier Christmas (Thelonious Monk) 2:16

“As with previous releases you can’t escape the feeling that not only are these guys very good at what they do, they seem to have a lot of fun doing it.”—PARIS TRANSATLANTIC

“But the index of influences isn’t what makes Respect work as a band. What makes them work is that they are a band, very much so. Five of the six members contribute compositions, but there’s cohesion to the playing; the band arrives with a single purpose. They don’t use, reference or borrow from bebop, in other words. They integrate it. It is, in this case, a crucial distinction – while they may be playful, one thing the band isn’t is ironic. They play good jazz straight up, even if they come at it from several angles, often at the same time.”—ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Farcical Built for Six is a special digital-only album, available through Respect’s Bandcamp store (respectsextet.bandcamp.com) as well as iTunes and other online retailers.

Download the liner notes (by Jeff Vrabel) by clicking HERE.

Track List:

• 1. Stray Alligator (Poor) 6:01
• 2. Tony I (Hirschfeld) 4:10
• 3. Displaced (Asher) 8:41
• 4. Farcical Built for Six (Rutner) 5:43
• 5. Marche (Wierenga) 10:33
• 6. The Hinske Plow (Hirschfeld) 2:59
• 7. Vermont (Hirschfeld) 7:54
• 8. I Want To Be Asher (Rutner) 3:32

To stream Farcical Built for Six in its entirety and to purchase, please visit respectsextet.bandcamp.com.

“…one of the most compelling recordings of the year….[Respect] plays with a stellar blend of precision and humor.” —THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

“…one of [2009]’s under-the-radar jazz gems.” —THE BOSTON GLOBE

Sirius Respect is available in CD format and MP3 format at many many online retailers. You can also purchase it via iTunes.

Track List:

• 1. Jet Flight (Ra) 3:41
• 2. Leo (Stockhausen) 5:48
• 3. Shadow World (Ra) 9:47
• 4. Dienstagslied (Stockhausen) 1:10
• 5. Angels and Demons at Play (Ra) 9:36
• 6. Lights on a Satellite (Ra) 6:32
• 7. Pisces (Stockhausen) 3:46
• 8. El is the Sound of Joy (Ra) 9:51
• 9. Set Sail for the Sun (Stockhausen) 5:40
• 10. Velvet (Ra) 0:52
• 11. Capricorn (Stockhausen) / Saturn (Ra) 13:42

Listen to samples:

Track List:

• 1. Improvisation (Respect)/Stray Alligator (Poor) 27:25
• 2. Lab Lad (Hirschfeld)/Safe or Sad (Poor) 10:15
• 3. Farcical Built for Six (Rutner) 6:53

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“…one of this year’s outstanding new discs, providing more food for thought and pure enjoyment than just about anything I’ve heard lately. Check it out.” —Nate Dorward, Cadence Magazine

Track List:

• 1. 3 on 2 (Fred Anderson) 15:07
• 2. Nation’s Capital (Asher) 12:03
• 3. Hypochristmutreefuzz (Misha Mengelberg) 6:08
• 4. PB&J (Rutner) 16:01
• 5. Riot Of Light (Wierenga) 11:17

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“…outlandish musical gestures and experiments are distilled into a frighteningly efficient package.” —Chad Oliveiri, City Newspaper

Track List:

• 1. In the Shadow of My Bier (Poor) 4:02
• 2. Lost Time (Hirschfeld) 1:25
• 3. We’ll To The Woods (Rutner) 5:03
• 4. Improvisational #1 (Respect) 2:03
• 5. Doo (I Love You) Rag (Rutner) 1:28
• 6. Cartel (Hirschfeld) 8:46
• 7. I Can Hold My Breath For A Whole Minute (Rutner) 3:26
• 8. Carrion Luggage (Wierenga) 5:33
• 9. Improvisational #2 (Respect) 2:25
• 10. Mentos (John Groves) 0:24
• 11. Larutz B’Chutz (Rutner) 3:55
• 12. Jazz Is Dead, But Sometimes I Like To Dance With The Skeletons [aka Jazz is Weird] (Rutner) 1:19
• 13. Tag – Game 1 (Asher) 2:33
• 14. Frank Tank (Poor) 5:49
• 15. Maybe (Hirschfeld) 1:56
• 16. Tag – Game 2 (Asher) 1:31
• 17. Improvisational #3 (Respect) 2:28
• 18. Mooch Too Early (Rutner) 4:40

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Track List:

• 1. A Call For All Demons (Sun Ra) 19:36

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Track List:

• 1. Frank Tank (Poor) 4:53
• 2. One Gut in the Footer/Nation’s Capital (Rutner/Asher) 5:21
• 3. Sechs (Respect) 4:15
• 4. Cartel (Hirschfeld) 9:21
• 5. View From 1602 (Wierenga) 6:43
• 6. Grape Pie for Dragomeni…Ya! (Wierenga) 5:42
• 7. Codetta (Wierenga) 1:05

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Track List:

• 1. Let It Snow (Jules Styne, arr. Rutner) 3:27
• 2. Formation (Joe Harriott) 3:20
• 3. A Bit Nervous? Me? [Jubilee Varia] (Misha Mengelberg) 5:18
• 4. The Gig (Herbie Nichols) 8:58
• 5. Je Ne T’aimes Pas (Kurt Weill) 7:12
• 6. Conception (George Shearing) 10:04
• 7. The Truth is Marching In (Albert Ayler) 10:27
• 8. The Key (Roscoe Mitchell) 3:52
• 9. A La Russe (Misha Mengelberg) 6:30
• 10. Moeder Aller Oorlogen (Misha Mengelberg) 3:36
• 11. Light Blue (Thelonious Monk) 9:53
• 12. The Brown Dog Meets the Spaceman 5:42 (Tim Berne)

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