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 RuthLois Deloatch
Hymn to Freedom: A Tribute to Oscar Peterson
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Comfort Woman
CATHERINE RUSSELL
STRICTLY ROMANCIN'
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Soul Search
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