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 RuthJERRY LEAKE AND RANDY ROOS
Cubist Live
PISTOLERA
EN ESTE CAMINO
ELVIS COSTELLO AND ALLEN TOUSSAINT (“Two-SAHN-t”)
The River in Reverse
Dr. Michael White
Dancing in the Sky
SHAWN LEE'S PING PONG ORCHESTRA
Reel To Reel
Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts
The Scenic Route
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