THE CLAUDIA QUINTET

Royal Toast

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

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Jazz

  • reviewed 05/2006

    Various Artists
    ReBop: The Savoy Remixes

  • reviewed 10/2006

    MIKE FROST PROJECT
    Comin' Straigt At Ya'

  • reviewed 03/2008

    DAVID "FATHEAD" NEWMAN
    Diamondhead

  • reviewed 09/2015

    Bob James & Nathan East
    The New Cool

  • reviewed 04/2014

    SEAN SULLIVAN
    Hereafter

  • reviewed 02/2014

    NICHOLAS PAYTON
    Sketches of Spain

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.