Lounge Art

Lounge Art Ensemble: Music for Moderns

by John Kelman
October 28, 2005

Don't let the name fool you. The Lounge Art Ensemble's latest is hardly the stuff to serve up as background music while you sip your vintage wine. That's not to say the music isn't highly accessible. But it commands your attention, and that makes it anything but lounge music.

On the other hand the title--Music for Moderns--is more revealing. Saxophonist Bob Sheppard, bassist Dave Carpenter, and drummer Peter Erskine are all seasoned players, with a collective resume that covers everything ...