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 RuthLou Caputo Not So Big Band
Uh Oh!
ABBEY LINCOLN
Abbey Sings Abbey
John Scofield
That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles
Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts
The Scenic Route
Brisa Roche
The Chase
SIMONE
Simone on Simone
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