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George Colligan: Blood Pressure
ByThe opening song's title, "Rose Colored Glass, is a bit deceptive, as it is a driving work and fine example of Colligan's considerable chops playing in a post-bop vein. Violinist Meg Okura is the featured soloist in the haunting "Kerry's Theme, with the leader providing her sole accompaniment and staying in a supporting role. Colligan switches to electric piano and synthesizer (the latter very much in the background) for his progressive bossa nova "Enjoy It While It Lasts, featuring flutist Jamie Baum to good effect, though his electronic miniatures "Question and "Flashback 1 seem like fish out of water in comparison to the rest of his CD. But such reservations should not keep anyone from investigating this rewarding album.
Track Listing
Rose Colored Glass; Debonaire; Blood Pressure; Enjoy It While It Lasts; Nightmare 1; Interiors; Big Trouble; Kerry
Personnel
George Colligan
multi-instrumentalistGeorge Colligan: piano, synths; Josh Ginsberg: bass (1-3,7,9,14); Johnathan Blake: drums (2,3,5,6,14); Boris Kozlov: acoustic bass (9,10,12), electric bass (4-6,11); EJ Strickland: drums (1,7,9-12); Vanderlai Pereira: drums (4); Jamie Baum: flute (4); Meg Okura: violin (8).
Album information
Title: Blood Pressure | Year Released: 2007 | Record Label: Ultimatum Records
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Instrument: Multi-instrumentalist
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