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Industrial Jazz Group: Leef
Recorded at a series of live concerts from 2004-07 and interspersed liberally with studio material, Leef is an unrelenting amalgam of shtick, pop, cabaret and classical that comes off equal parts Bernstein, Zappa and Mingus. Durkin has a hand in every aspect of Leef, including the live, often improvised performances that make up the album's core. The result is a so-called "hybrid approach," where live sections are touched up with studio material and entire passages from studio sessions are inserted into live material. Durkin attempts to tally the ratios in the album's notes and comes to a rough average 90% live material/10% studio, disregarding the entirely live "Don't Let 'em Getcha" and the studio recording of "Fuck The Muck (part one)." Thus Leef has the spontaneity of live performance along with the lightning transitions and rounded edges of a studio work. Add to that a beguiling uniqueness, humor and beauty and you have a great record by an incredible ensemble.
Track Listing
Ladies and Gentlemen; And Go; Don't Let 'em Getcha; PDX LIX LAX; My Guitar; Bongo Non Troppo; What's Industrial Jazz?; What's in Anne's Icebox?; The Job Song;The Hotdog Hat; Howl; Big Ass Preview; Richardson's Road Poem; Big Ass Truck; Fuck the Muck; Fuck the Muck (2); Big Ass Truck (radio edit);The Job Song (radio edit).
Personnel
Industrial Jazz Group
band / ensemble / orchestraBeth Schenck: soprano sax, Cory Wright: soprano sax, Evan Francis: alto sax, Brian Walsh: tenor sax, Katharina Thomsen: tenor sax, Josh Sinton: baritone sax Phil Rodriguez: trumpet, Dan Rosenboom: trumpet, piccolo trumpet, Andre Canniere: trumpet, Wolter Wierbos: trombone. James Hirschfeld: trombone Jill Knapp: vocals, Oliver Newell: bass, Dan Schnelle: drums Conducted by Andrew Durkin.
Album information
Title: Leef | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Evander Music
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