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Leigh Barker Quintet: Off to Moruya

by Bridget A. Arnwine
June 18, 2008

On the subject of music, bassist Charles Mingus was once quoted as saying, “You don't listen to one instrument; you listen to the music." When it comes to the music featured on the Leigh Barker Quintet's Off to Moruya, you don't just hear music, you hear good music. Originally released in the group's native Australia in 2005, bassist/composer/bandleader Leigh Barker made the decision to re-release the album more than two years later using independent sites like iTunes and CD Baby ...