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 RuthYelena Eckemoff Quintet
In The Shadow Of A Cloud
THE DYNAMITES FEATURING CHARLES WALKER
KABOOM
CHARLIE HUNTER
GENTLEMEN I NEGLECTED TO INFORM YOU YOU WILL NOT BE GETTING PAID
Nora Jones
Not Too Late
Various Artists
ReBop: The Savoy Remixes
JALEEL SHAW
Optimism
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