ARTiST : the claudia quintet
ALBUM : semi-formal
LABEL : Cuneiform Records
GENRE : Jazz
ENCODER : Lame 3.90 / APS
QUALiTY : VBRkbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
RELEASE : Sep-25-2005
STREET : Sep-27-2005
SOURCE : CDDA
TYPE : Album
PLAYTIME : 65:00 min
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
01. major nelson 03:37
02. drewslate 07:34
03. kord 03:10
04. they point...glance...whisper...then snicker... 09:32
05. bindi binder 01:43
06. susan 05:25
07. two teachers 06:07
08. growth 02:22
09. limp mint 07:52
10. guarana 08:13
11. where's my mint? (mint=president) 02:55
12. boy with a bag and his guardian elephant 02:44
13. minor nelson 03:46
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http://www.johnhollenbeck.com/
http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/
The Claudia Quintet is proof positive that the pessimists were
wrong: jazz is not dead, despite being embalmed by major
labels and confined by some musicians to dead ends. In the
works of this sensational NY-based, 'jazz and beyond'
ensemble, jazz has broken through its rigid shell and been
reborn in shimmering and beautifully alluring new form. It
lives and breathes in music that melds influences from
classical minimalism, new music composition, and progressive
and post-rock with an astonishingly fresh jazz sensibility.
Whatever one wants to call their music, it has very striking
original, unique and attractive qualities. This is a slowly
unfolding album; group leader/drummer/composer John Hollenbeck
has specifically stated that this album is "...a 'listener's
record' - a record that might not make perfect sense when
individual tracks are listened to randomly on one's ipod
shuffle or on a writer's deadline.... In the end, despite
despite cultural pressure to create an instant "hit", I had to
listen to my inner voice and go for this - whatever you want
to call it - (is it a concept album?)...an album that I hope
will cater at the very least to the deep, patient listener."
In addition to Hollenbeck, the band has four other superb
musicians: Drew Gress (double bass), Matt Moran (vibraphone),
Ted Reichman (accordion) and Chris Speed (tenor sax and
clarinet). Their previous release, "I, Claudia" was a huge
critical and sales success, even reaching the top 15 jazz
albums played in the US, according to CMJ, a major industry
guide! es success, even reaching the top 15 jazz albums played
in the US, according to CMJ, a major industry guide!