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Article: Album Review

Brad Goode: Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer

Read "Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer" reviewed by Jack Bowers


"Polytonal," according to Webster's, denotes “the simultaneous use of two or more musical keys." Denver-based trumpeter and educator Brad Goode makes full use of that technique on The Snake Charmer, the debut recording by Goode's well-named Polytonal Big Band. When all has been written and played, two things are clear: first, Goode is a world-class big-band ...

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Goose Chase

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 08:48

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Article: Liner Notes

Brad Goode: Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer

Read "Brad Goode: Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer" reviewed by Neil Tesser


I try to avoid hyperbole. I'm not all that comfortable out on a limb. But I'll still wager you've never come across a big-band album like this. Perhaps you've heard orchestras that use dissonance and unexpected note clusters as their operating system. Maybe you've encountered soloists who ply their playing with extended technique and ...

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Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Goose Chase; The Snake Charmer; Just a Thought; Ornithology; Pentacles; Cabin in the Sky; Hypnotic Suggestion; I Can't Forget About You.


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