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 RuthJUDY NIEMACK
Blue Nights
STRING PLANET
Songs From the Home Planet
Karrin Allyson
Many A New Day
PONCHO SANCHEZ AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND
LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD
JAMES BOOKER
CLASSIFIED REMIXED AND EXPANDED
SEAN SULLIVAN
Hereafter
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