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
SONNY FORTUNE
You and the Night and the Music
NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS
OUROBOROS
THE BLUECAT EXPRESS
The Spirit of New Orleans
THE NIGHTCRAWLERS
Down in the Bottom
JAKE BERGEVIN
Holding Back the Dawn
ELIANE ELIAS
LIGHT MY FIRE
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