Posted on November 24th, 2006 by Monsieur K.
Chris Speed
Deviantics
Songlines / SGL1524-2
Chris Speed / tenor sax, clarinet, Cuong Vu / trumpet, Skuli Sverrisson / bass, Jim Black / drums, melodica
The line-up and, to an extent, the sound of this group does, of course, recall Ornette’s classic Atlantic sessions. The pianoless quartet, with its two melody instruments capable of elaborating independent, contrapuntal lines without [...]
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Posted on November 21st, 2006 by Arch.Musik
Udo Schindler | Bb-clarinet, soprano, tenor saxophone, | Dr. Stephan Richter | guitars.
This is house (construction) music. Frank Lloyd said “architecture is frozen music”.
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Posted on November 15th, 2006 by Monsieur K.
Chris Jonas
The Sun Spits Cherries
Hopscotch / Hop4
Chris Jonas (soprano sax), Joe Fiedler (tenor trombone), Chris Washburne (bass trombone), Andrew Barker (percussion)
Soprano sax, two trombones and percussion; some odd instrumental combinations are born of necessity, others by design. This seems to be a case of the latter, with Jonas writing punchy, rhythmic structures which take [...]
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