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Jeremy Cohen: Raymond Scott Reimagined
by Walter Atkins
Raymond Scott Reimagined is an engaging collaborative project with Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and the Grammy winning acapella group Take 6 on two tracks. The album is a thoughtful and stylish interpretation of Raymond Scott's legacy. It is also interspersed with audio tidbits featuring Scott's singular musical approaches. The album kicks off with the enticing Powerhouse," familiar to anyone who has watched a Warner Bros Looney Tunes cartoon. Toy Trumpet" is a tasty composition ...
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by Richard J Salvucci
Mellow is as mellow does, and Tritone Asylum (an interesting name for an updated fusion" band) certainly opens that way, with a pleasantly relaxed feeling on Grasshopper." But do not get too comfortable. Do you remember the first time you heard Chameleon" with Harvey Mason wailing away? Your reaction may have been puzzled; many were, because the recording broke the mold." That did not sound familiar, as if Herbie Hancock had started channeling Sly Stone. Schizophrenic," composed and arranged by ...
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