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Nathan Zaporski: Live Recitation

by Jerome Wilson
Nathan Zaporski is a composer and alto saxophonist from the Detroit area with a hard, sharp edge to his playing in the tradition of Phil Woods and Jackie McLean. On this live recording he shows his wares fronting a sympathetic quartet. Zaporski's sound is so speedy and relentless on the opening duo of Thelonious Monk's Rhythm-a-ning" and his own composition Wild Bill" he sounds like he's in an endurance contest. However he maintains a consistent sense of melody and feeling ...
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