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 RuthBob Merrill and Roswell Rudd
Cheerin' Up The Universe
THE JODI PROZNICK QUARTER
Foundations
DR. LONNIE SMITH
SPIRAL
ED PALERMO BIG BAND
Eddy Loves Frank
Various Artists
European Jazz Stage (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)
The Aperturistic Trio
Truth and Actuality
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