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 RuthKEN CLARK ORGAN TRIO
Mutual Respect
HIROMI’S SONICBOOM
Time Control
TICKLAH
Ticklah Vs. Axelrod
STRING PLANET
Songs From the Home Planet
ELVIS COSTELLO AND ALLEN TOUSSAINT (“Two-SAHN-t”)
The River in Reverse
Catina DeLuna
Lado B Brazilian Project
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