2010-09-13
For this release, Claudia Quintet leader/composer, John Hollenbeck, began by collecting song titles. He then wrote music inspired by these words and phrases with no thought as to their meaning, thus removing any context from them. The result is almost free jazz; but this is actually melodic and often quiet. The most interesting songs here are "Keramag" and "Armitage Shanks", which are both mid-tempo with tight arrangements. Rebecca Ruth
BOBBY WATSON AND THE LIVE AND LEARN BAND
Fronm The Heart
Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer
Music for Two
BEAT KAESTLI
Happy, Sad and Satisfied.
TOM GAVORNIK
A Long Time Ago...
Various Artists
Upstairs at Larry's: Lawrence Welk Uncorked
CLIFTON ANDERSON
AND SO WE CARRY ON
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