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 RuthSidney Jacobs
First Man
LENNY MARCUS TRIO
Sun Ray - A Tribute to Ray Bryant
HENRY BUTLER, STEVE BERNSTEIN AND THE HOT 9
VIPER'S DRAG
DIANNE REEVES
When You Know
THE CHEEBACABRA
Exile in the Woods
The Motet
Music for Life
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