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 RuthThe Hot Club of San Francisco
John Paul George & Django
DAVID "FATHEAD" NEWMAN
Diamondhead
THE BIG THREE TRIO
We Got Rhythm
WAX POETIC
Copenhagen
Ted Nash & Still Evolved
– In The Loop
Mwalim
Awakened by a Noon Day Sun
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