ARTIST: The Claudia Quintet
TITLE: For
LABEL: Cuneiform Records
GENRE: Jazz
BITRATE: 190kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 01m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-00-00
RIP DATE: 2007-06-04
Track List
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1. I'm So Fickin' Cool (For Fritz 5:50
Pauer)
2. August 5th, 2006 (For Kate 9:41
Schroeder And Family)
3. Be Happy (For S.N. Goenka) 11:08
4. This Too Shall Pass (For Tom 7:29
Moran And Family)
5. Rug Boy (For Debbie Clapper) 3:57
6. For You 6:13
7. Rainy Days/Peanut Vendor 9:30
Mash-Up (For All Music
Teachers)
8. Three Odes- Admiration (For 7:54
Peter Garland), Nostalgia (For
Jan Garbarek), Pity (For Mary
Cheney)
Release Notes:
Since their founding in the late 1990s, The Claudia Quintet has walked a unique
path in contemporary jazz. Unlike most jazz ensembles where the particular
musicians may come and go, drummer, composer and leader John Hollenbeck always
wanted Claudia to be a 'band' with a sound not only determined by the
compositions and the instrumentation, but with the actual players who perform
the music. This conception is why Claudia has had an immediately identifiable
sound since its inception and why I am taking the time to name the other
musicians in the group who are able to both play the intricate compositions that
John hands them but to also improvise within and around these compositions and
give them life. Drew Gress-acoustic bass, Matt Moran-vibes, Ted
Reichman-accordion and Chris Speed-clarinet and tenor sax all make Claudia the
fantastic band that it is. Since Cuneiform started working with Claudia on their
second album in 2004, the band has met with tremendous and growing acclaim and
success, both for their records and their live shows, which has pleased me
immensely, as they are pursuing a completely singular path in 'jazz' music and
while they completely deserve to have an audience for their singular music, it
was by no means assured. An astonishing band with a huge range of emotional
depth and range and with appeal far beyond strictly 'jazz' listeners. For this,
their fourth album, they've released an album of dedications. My cornering John
after a show in 2002 and basically badgering him about why he needed to sign
with Cuneiform may be the smartest thing I've done this decade.