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 RuthBEN Wanicur
The Excluded Middle
THE IAN CAREY QUINTET +1
Roads & Codes
WYNTON MARSALIS
SELECTIONS FROM SWINGING INTO THE 21'ST
PAUL MOTIAN BAND
Garden of Eden
VARIOUS ARTISTS
"The War" A Ken Burns Film - The Soundtrack
JERRY LEAKE AND RANDY ROOS
Cubist Live
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