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The Last Pop Tune by Michael Dease
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Album Title: Found in Space: The Music of Gregg Hill
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
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About the Album
This second pairing of the dominant trombonist of our time and the prolific idiosyncratic composer Gregg Hill plays out in an expansive aural sandbox. Full of reminders of '70s cinema, Zappa albums circa ‘The Grand Wazoo,’ bebop, and Big Bands through the ages, the strong melodies and committed musical integrity assure the feeling is substantial, swinging, and exciting. Structured and highly contrapuntal pieces unfold in sections, with the world-class soloists imbuing the music with an organic energy that ties together the storylines. Dease, performing on trombone and baritone sax, is joined by the woodwind section of Sharel Cassity, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jason Hainsworth and Virginia MacDonald, Matt White on trumpet, Nanami Haruta on trombone, and the rhythm section of Bill Cunliffe, Katie Thiroux, Colleen Clark, and Gwendolyn Dease on marimba and percussion.
Tracks
The Last Pop Tune; Found in Space; One for Rodney; The Stray Moonduck; The Puppet Thief; Rue De Royal; Chillin With Wess; Anthem; Nostalgia; A Wrinkle in Time.
Personnel
Michael Dease
trombone
Sharel Cassity
saxophone
Virginia MacDonald
clarinet
Rudresh Mahanthappa
saxophone, altoJason Hainsworth
saxophone, tenor
Matt White
trumpet
Nanami Haruta
trombone
Bill Cunliffe
piano
Katie Thiroux
bass
Colleen Clark
drumsGwendolyn Dease
percussionReviews
- Found in Space: The Music of Gregg Hill by Jack Bowers
- Found in Space: The Music of Gregg Hill by Paul Rauch
Date featured
September 20, 2024
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