Album Reviews

THE CLAUDIA QUINTET

Royal Toast

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

Quick Links:

Cuneiform Records

all reviews | all jazz reviews

More reviews tagged #Jazz

reviewed 12/1969
THE MEMPHIS HANG
THE MEMPHIS HANG
reviewed 04/2017
Robert Johnson Trio
Music Is Business
reviewed 08/2008
INARA GEORGE WITH VAN DYKE PARKS
An Invitation
reviewed 06/2007
Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights
If Dreams Come True
reviewed 03/2007
Soweto Kinch
A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block.
reviewed 08/2007
SONNY FORTUNE
You and the Night and the Music

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.