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 RuthPAT METHENY
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT
DIGITAL PRIMITIVES
Hum, Crackle, and Pop
JAMBALAYA BRASS BAND
IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE
VINCENT HERRING
The Uptown Shuffle
Stanton Moore Trio
Emphasis (on Parenthesis)
THE BRUBECK BROTHERS QUARTET
Classified
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