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 RuthTHE BIG THREE TRIO
We Got Rhythm
MICROSCOPIC SEPTET
Friday the 13th The Micros Play Monk
PAUL MOTIAN BAND
Garden of Eden
Lewis Porter and Phil Scarff Group
Three Minutes to Four
THE JAMES MOODY & HANK JONES QUARTET
OUR DELIGHT
BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY
HOW BIG CAN YOU GET ?
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