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Boston Modern Orchestra Project: Gunther Schuller: Journey Into Jazz

Read "Gunther Schuller: Journey Into Jazz" reviewed by Ted Gordon


What might seem the most innocuous music is often the most avant-garde, the most challenging; the spark that forces the question of what defines the boundaries of jazz. Gunther Schuller's “Journey Into Jazz," composed in 1962, is just that: a children's narrative, telling the story of one Eddie Jackson, “a boy who learned about jazz," a communal mode of music-making that is free, ostensibly, of all the restraints that come with genre labels. Though the piece is over 40 years ...

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Album Review

Boston Modern Orchestra Project: Gunther Schuller: Journey Into Jazz

Read "Gunther Schuller: Journey Into Jazz" reviewed by Ted Gordon


What might seem the most innocuous music is often the most avant-garde, the most challenging, and the spark that forces the question as to what are the boundaries of jazz. Gunther Schuller's “Journey Into Jazz," composed in 1962, is just that. A children's narrative, it tells the story of one Eddie Jackson, “a boy who learned about jazz," a communal mode of music-making that is free, ostensibly, of all the restraints that come with genre labels. Though the piece is ...


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