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 RuthMike Longo And The New York State Of The Art Jazz Ensemble
Live From New York
Various Blue Note Artists
Somethin’ New
BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY
HOW BIG CAN YOU GET ?
Charlie Watts and the Tentet
Watts at Scott's
FOUR FINGER FIVE
Enormous Pocket
DON BYRON
“Do the Boomerang,” the Music of Junior Walker
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