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 NIGHTCRAWLERS
Down in the Bottom
Alex Garcia’s AFROMANTRA
Uplifting Spirit
THE JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET
New World
JAMBALAYA BRASS BAND
IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE
SAXOPHONE SUMMIT-(Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano)
SAXOPHONE SUMMIT
GAUCHO
Pearl
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