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Instrument: Saxophone, alto
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by Pierre Giroux
Saxophonist Clark Gibson's Counterclock demonstrates the synergy that can be generated by an outstanding group of performers, including trumpeter Sean Jones, trombonist Michael Dease, Hammond B-3 organist Pat Bianchi, vibraphonist Nick Mancini and drummer extraordinaire Lewis Nash. While pushing the boundaries, the set list, with one exception, is made up of original compositions by Gibson and Mancini. The opener, Conflict," captures Gibson's emotive alto saxophone work as he is pushed along by Nash's drumming and Bianchi's ...
read moreClark Gibson + Orchestra: Bird with Strings: The Lost Arrangements
by Hrayr Attarian
Alto saxophonist Clark Gibson's Bird with Strings: The Lost Arrangements is an ambitious undertaking and, at first glance, a bold statement. Evoking, arguably the greatest jazz musician, saxophonist Charlie Parker is not an easy task. Gibson, however, is not emulating Parker nor making any stylistic claims to his legacy. He is simply paying homage to Parker by shedding light on a long obscure slice of the latter's legendary oeuvre. Obscure because the arrangements here are sides cut for ...
read moreClark Gibson + Orchestra: Bird with Strings: The Lost Arrangements
by Jack Bowers
The story behind Bird with Strings: The Lost Arrangements is a long one and far too elaborate to dwell on here. Suffice to say that a handful of these arrangements for alto saxophone and small string orchestra, written originally for the incomparable Charlie Parker, have been heard before (albeit by rather small audiences) while most of them have not. The Bird" in this instance is composer / educator Clark Gibson, and it is clear from the outset that he is ...
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