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Astro: Eclipse: State Of The Baritone, Volume 6
ByA Chicago thread runs through his music, as he has performed and recorded with AACM legend Roscoe Mitchell's Transatlantic Art Ensemble and Note Factory. With Astro Eclipse, Svanoe's connection to Sun Ra's Windy City tenure is evident throughout. A.S.T.R.O. is an acronym for his jazz collective, "Anders Svanoe's Teleporting Rhythmic Orchestra." Opening with "Klokka Er Femthat is not Klingon but Norwegian for "its five o'clock"the ensemble swirls Ra-like horns around a helix of percussion. Svanoe's compositions can undulate between taut police drama big band tracks such as "Whistle Stop" to the disorderliness of "Images" with its successful endeavor to herd Svanoe's cats i.e. horn section. "For Richard Davis" was penned for the legendary bassist and member of Eric Dolphy's, Louka Patenaude's guitar, the composition flexes its orchestral muscles with heavy drama accented with Geoff Brady's vibraphone and Michael Brenneis' electronics. The same can be said of "Ghosts" with its outer space lines woven throughout the arrangement. The disc ends with the wild ride surf composition "Memories." Surf Wisconsin? Why not.
Track Listing
Klokka Er Fem; Whistle Stop; For Richard Davis; Long Road; Images; Ghosts; Memories.
Personnel
Anders Svanoe
saxophone, baritoneASTRO
band / ensemble / orchestraPawan Benjamin
saxophone, altoTony Catania
saxophone, tenorJim Doherty
pianoNick Zielinski
drumsMichael Brenneis
drumsBrad Townsend
bassHenry Boehm
bassLouka Patenaude
guitar, electricJon Ailabouni
trumpetOle Bergsgaard
saxophone, altoAlbum information
Title: Eclipse: State Of The Baritone, Volume 6 | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: Irabbagast Records
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