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Buzz
By Ben Allison
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Respiration; Buzz; Green Al; Mauritania; Erato; R&B Fantasy; Across the Universe.
Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel: Buzz
by Rob Cline
Despite its moderate tempo, Respiration," the opening track on Buzz, sets an insistent tone that drives the album’s first three tracks. Bassist Ben Allison penned all three charts, which feature tight, energetic ensemble playing by the six-piece band as well as plenty of open space for improvisation, including a textured piano solo by Frank Kimbrough on ...
Ben Allison and Medicine Wheel: Buzz
by John Kelman
On the fourth album with his group Medicine Wheel bassist Ben Allison continues to push the boundaries of structured music with a programme of six originals and one Beatles cover. With a straightforward sound that belies a richer complexity, Allison continues to present invention masked in simplicity, combining intelligence with emotional depth. Buzz opens with Allison’s ...
Ben Allison: Buzz
by Jim Santella
Ben Allison and Medicine Wheel have a history of going against the grain, with their provocative form of New York jazz. Allison has said that “a composition should create a landscape in which a musician can freely explore and find an individual voice.” With its fourth release, however, Medicine Wheel turns collective and ...