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Lisa Thorson: Resonance
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by Jim Santella
Members of the Boston area Lisa Thorson Five have been friends for eleven years; the group’s firm cohesiveness is a direct result. A student of Sheila Jordan, the singer/leader presents modern mainstream vocal art with obvious nods to Erik Satie and Thelonious Monk. Each artist solos and everybody works together on the thrilling arrangements. Spontaneity and ...
Orange Then Blue: While You Were Out
by Glenn Astarita
Orange Then Blue takes a “new wave” and thoroughly modern approach to the traditional big band concept. Their new release “Hold The Elevator” (see April ’99 AAJ review) is ambitious, bold and refreshingly new. The 2 CD set While You Were Out was released in 1994 on Gunther Schuller’s GM Recordings label. Over the years OTB ...
Orange Then Blue: Hold The Elevator-Live in Europe and other haunts
by Glenn Astarita
Brand new from GM Recordings is Orange Then Blue’s “Hold The Elevator-Live In Europe And Other Haunts”. OTB have released several excellent recordings since the mid 90’s as these musicians are among modern jazz’s best and brightest. The opener, “Alino Oro” by saxophonist Chris Speed, parallels some of the recent work and involvement with the innovative ...
Jimmy Weinstein: Sound Emotion
by Jack Bowers
There are times when the music on drummer Weinstein’s album is quite pleasant, others when it’s as exasperating and elusive as the abstruse liner notes. The over–arching idea, I suppose, is to present a varied menu, and that is good; on the other hand, some of what is presented is as welcome to me as broccoli ...
Vintage Dolphy
By Eric Dolphy
Label: GM Recordings
Released: 1996
Track listing: Half Note Triplets; Ode to Charlie Parker; Iron Man (all Dolphy); Densities; Night Music; Variations on a
Theme by Thelonious Monk; Abstraction (all Gunter Schuller); Donna Lee (Charlie Parker). Rec. March
1962-April 1963.
