Sound Hierarchy
# Sound Hierarchy

Sound Hierarchy is an album by the Brazilian jazz saxophonist Ivo Perelman, recorded in 1996 and released on the Music & Arts label. He leads a quartet with pianist Marilyn Crispell, drummer Gerry Hemingway and bassist William Parker.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | |

In his review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson states: "Short of Charles Gayle, you won't find any 1990s avant-garde jazz that is more incendiary, ferocious and violent than Sound Hierarchy."

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "Crispell is too strong a personality to settle for the kind of subsidiary role that Perelman needs, and Hemingway's rhythms are too bracingly inventive - they offer Perelman a distraction rather than fed lines."

## Track listing

    All titles are collective works except as indicated
* "Frozen Tears" - 18:54
* "Sound Hierarchy" - 7:29
* "Datchki Dandara" (Ivo Perelman) - 12:20
* "Fragments" - 17:33

## Personnel

* Ivo Perelman - tenor sax, mouthpiece on 2
* Marilyn Crispell - piano
* Gerry Hemingway - drums, voice on 2
* William Parker - bass
