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Blue Collar: _ is an Apparition
_ is an Apparition is at times unsettling listeningthere isn't a pretty, soothing or foot-tapping nanosecond, but Nate Wooley (trumpet), Steve Swell (trombone), and Nakatani (drums) have produced a work that seeks the outer limit of acoustic music possibilities and seems to have found it. The remarkable thing is, aside from the fact that they had the courage to go this far, they seem to feel comfortable out here, miles from the mainstream. It's somehow bracing to hear pure daring in sound.
I've been a solid admirer of Swell's for some time and am growing more impressed by Wooley with each performance absorbed. Nakatani is a unique, searching percussionist. Catch these players in one of their many live appearances, together or separately, to hear creative music at its highest level.
Track Listing
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Personnel
Nate Wooley: trumpet, voice
Steve Swell: trombone, percussion, voice
Tatsuya Nakatani: percussion
Album information
Title: _ is an Apparition | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Rossbin Production
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