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OmniTone
All the tones, all the shapes, all the time...
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John McNeil
East Coast Cool
New York Times pick! The master trumpeter/composer creates a revolutionary new music here, applying the classic West Coast jazz sound of the Gerry Mulligan-Chet Baker Quartet to the sensibilities of modern creative improvised music. Eminently listenable, enjoyably inventive!
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Elissa Lala: Touch of Your Voice:
New Takes on Chet Baker
Luxurious, melancholic, movingly passionate new takes of songs associated with Chet Baker. LA-based, Philly-born Elissa Lala's are fresh, distinctive vocal interpretations are dramatic, striking, and unforgettable. Simply beautiful!
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John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble:
A Blessing
Grammy nominated! The groundbreaking recording, which redefines improvised music for large ensemble, takes advantage of the wide palette of vocalist Theo Bleckmann, as well as using English horn and vibraphone in a big band setting all contribute to the unique sound.
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John McNeil:
Sleep Won't Come
Trumpeter, composer, and part-time insomniac John McNeil's musical portrayals of lying-awake-at-4AM-staring-at-nothing scenes, ranging from piano tone-cluster mashing tunes and ECM like grooves to Mileish-muse, Irish traditional songs, and even a polka!
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Mick Rossi:
One Block from Planet Earth
Organized pandemonium rules as master pianist, composer, and percussionist Mick Rossi lets fly with a set of sparklingly virtuosic mini-melodramas for quintet. Live, one-take mindblowing playing and improvisation from a crackshot ensemble.
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Jamie Baum Septet:
Moving Forward, Standing Still
Inspired by Stravinsky, Bartok, Ives, and other contemporary classical composers, flutist/composer Jamie Baum and six spirited improvisors create lush, distinctive, swirling musical landscapes filled with contrast and adventure.
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