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 RuthJEFF HEALEY & THE JAZZ WIZARDS
Its Tight Like That
3 COHENS
Braid
ALON NECHUSHTAN
Words Beyond
John Scofield
That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles
Little Charlie And Organ Grinder Swing
Skronky Tonk
BEN Wanicur
The Excluded Middle
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