Hedger/Kohlhase/McBride/Newton

Hedger/Kohlhase/McBride/Newton: KONK

by Robert Spencer
July 1, 2000

In contrast to his work with the Charlie Kohlhase Quintet, Charlie Kohlhase seems to work more on the freer side of things on this KONK disc. In the liner notes trumpeter Keith Hedger says that KONK began “in 1993 as a band that could play pieces by its favorite composers, improvise freely, and generally just have fun." There's only one piece here by a favorite composer - Charlie Parker's “Au Privave." The rest are attributed to the quartet and have ...