the hot jazz influence deep in bird's past still shows its face in elegant melodies and bittersweet modulations. some of the experimental polyrhythmic sequences (like in anonanimal) are hard to digest, but they contribute to the catch and release effect this album tends to have on the listener. many of the songs on noble beast lack structure but not quality.this album is full of unique instrumentation. the accompaniment in a few songs consists of only pizzicato violin and percussion. of course, bird employs his ironic ablilty to whistle, and whistle well he does. in one instance, bird harmonizes (whistling) with himself whistling the melody.
overall, the album's lyrics are rather lacking as far as meaning is concerned. with title tracks like 'oh no' and 'on ho!' bookending the track list, it's obvious that his mind was more interested in word play than relating a story or emotion. the lyrics on noble beast are more focused on contributing to the peaceful cacophonous invasion upon your temporal lobe.
noteable tracks:
effigy
the privateers
fitz & dizzyspells
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