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 Ruth
MELODY GARDOT
My One and Only Thrill
Various Artists
European Jazz Stage (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)
Tunnels
Natural Selection
MATT BELSANTE
– Blame it on My Youth
SEAN SULLIVAN
Hereafter
THE WAVERLY SEVEN
YO! Bobby
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