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Edward Ratliff's Rhapsodalia: Wong Fei-Hong Meets Little Strudel

by Glenn Astarita
With this new release titled, Wong Fei-Hong Meets Little Strudel, multi-instrumentalist, horn-man Edward Ratliff exhibits an acute musical mind to go along with his somewhat entertaining and altogether diverse concepts. Ratliff and his New York City-based band “Rhapsodalia” go straight to one’s heart and imagination while injecting strong doses of whimsy and artful musicianship which is evident from the onset of the opener titled, “Bip Bip”. Here, the band blazes forward with tight, punchy horn charts amid an altogether memorable ...
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by Glenn Astarita
With this new release titled, Wong Fei-Hong Meets Little Strudel, multi-instrumentalist, horn-man Edward Ratliff exhibits an acute musical mind to go along with his somewhat entertaining and altogether diverse concepts. Ratliff and his New York City-based band “Rhapsodalia” go straight to one’s heart and imagination while injecting strong doses of whimsy and artful musicianship which is evident from the onset of the opener titled, “Bip Bip”. Here, the band blazes forward with tight, punchy horn charts amid an altogether memorable ...
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