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
GENE CIPRIANO
First Time Out
WYNTON MARSALIS
SELECTIONS FROM SWINGING INTO THE 21'ST
Terence Blanchard
The Comedian
avishai cohen
Continuo
Stanton Moore Trio
Emphasis (on Parenthesis)
Sidney Jacobs
First Man
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