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
STRYKERT AND SLAGLET
KEEPER
Tin Hat
The Sad Machinery of Spring
IVAN "FUNKBOY" BODLEY
PIGS FEET & POTTED MEAT
MICROSCOPIC SEPTET
Surrealistic Swing
The End of Times Orchestra
Meets Eno Diamond
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
PRESERVATION
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