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Bebop Bassoon

Label: Zah Zah
Released: 2006
Track listing: Killer Joe; Anthropology; Blue Monk; Sister Sadie; In A Sentimental Mood; All Blues; Doxy; Up Against the Wall; Birk's Works; Sticky Wicket.

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Beh, che si può dire di un disco come Bebop Bassoon, un titolo un programma, due parole che racchiudono intenti e soprattutto limiti di una tale operazione? Daniel Smith è un virtuoso del fagotto, strumento che traghetta con estrema disinvoltura dall’ambito classico a quello jazzistico, conferendogli una dignità solistica da sempre negata soprattutto nella musica improvvisata. ...

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Killer Joe

June 2, 2006

Album: Bebop Bassoon
By Daniel Smith
Label: Zah Zah
Released: 2006
Duration: 6:26

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Daniel Smith: Bebop Bassoon

Read "Bebop Bassoon" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
May 28, 2006

The bassoon is rarely heard in jazz. The big, deep-toned double reed instrument is much more at home in the classical world. When encountered in a jazz setting, it's usually in larger ensemble recordings, painting dark colors in the harmonies. Saxophonist Wayne Shorter's classic Alegria (Verve, 2003) is a good example of the more common usage ...

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Daniel Smith: Bebop Bassoon

Read "Bebop Bassoon" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
May 27, 2006

The unique sound of a bassoon brings a considerable amount of restraint to jazz. By its nature, the centuries-old instrument provides a suitable avenue for channeling cool, laid-back ventures; classical music has long depicted its gentle spirit with subtlety. Bassoonist Daniel Smith swings with hearty passion on this recording, alongside an acoustic piano trio that does ...

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Daniel Smith: Bebop Bassoon

Read "Bebop Bassoon" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
May 24, 2006

Daniel Smith has invested a lot of time and energy to bring the repertoire of the bassoon into ragtime, jazz and contemporary music. Smith has recorded such titles as Bassoon Bon Bons, Bravo Bassoon and The Swinging Bassoon, as well as performances of Gunther Schuller's “Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra" and Steve Gray's “Jazz Suite For ...