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Stanton Moore: Living Outside the Box

by Renato Wardle
October 17, 2005

These days, it seems as if everyone is obsessed with the phrase, “thinking outside the box. Aside from being the most over-used phrase in marketing, it also happens to be the most misused phrase. Typically, it is applied to the antithesis of the idea, like a fastfood chain. When in comes to music, in these days of prefab-prepackaged-made-to-order American-Idol music (i.e. as “inside the box as possible), things are more homogenized than ever. Coming from New Orleans, with ...

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Album Review

Stanton Moore: Flyin' The Koop

Read "Flyin' The Koop" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
March 1, 2002

Drummer, Stanton Moore extends the lineage of the great New Orleans reared drummers along with a deeply personalized and often rip-roaring viewpoint on his latest solo effort. A founding member of the so-called, “steamroller funk" outfit known as Galactic, the drummer and his notable musical associates endow the listener with a downright riotous series of grooves on this upbeat production. Simply put, Moore and bassist, Chris Wood (Medeski, Martin & Wood) display magical synergistic qualities throughout these jazzed-up, and thoroughly ...

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Stanton Moore: All Kooked Out!

by Douglas Payne
August 1, 1999

It takes a special kind of drummer to be a leader. Maybe a nervy one. There's the temptation to grandstand with showy over-domination or remain buried in a rhythm section and let someone else take the honors. The most successful drummer-leaders are either innovative melodists like Art Blakey, Shelly Manne and Tony Williams. Or they're artful percussionists like Louis Bellson, Chico Hamilton or Leon Parker.Then there's Stanton Moore. As a New Orleans native, he's grown up on the ...