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
THE DEAD KENNY G'S
Bewildered Herd
Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer
Music for Two
CHARLIE HUNTER AND BOBBY PREVITE/GROUNDTRUTHER
ALTITUDES
WYNTON MARSALIS
SELECTIONS FROM SWINGING INTO THE 21'ST
LISA HILTON
Underground
JAKE SHIMABUKURO
Dragon
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