New & Noteworthy

March 2004

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GLENN ASTARITA,
Glenn Astarita

Glenn Astarita

Senior Contributor since 1997

Longtime contributor to AAJ and Downbeat, Jazz Review, EjazzNews, Radio DirectX.

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Published: March 1, 2004

This 2-CD package signifies the latest installment of the saxophonist’s Ghost Trance Music mindset. The music is predominately cyclical with subtle shifts in tempo. But as a whole, the trance element tends to wear thin. This mode of Braxton’s musical persona places rigid demands upon your concentration. However, the soloists’ open it up a bit more on disc two.

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