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Rhyme & Reason

By Ted Nash

Label: Arabesque Jazz
Released: 1999

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At a time when the marketplace seems to be dominated by the sounds of “smooth jazz," it's encouraging to know that recordings such as these are still being produced. Saxophonist Ted Nash, who grew up in a very musical family, composed and arranged the entire CD and it's an ambitious, challenging piece of work. With the ...

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Ted Nash Double Quartet: Rhyme & Reason

Read "Rhyme & Reason" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
November 1, 1999

A charter member of New York’sJazz Composers Collectivewoodwind specialist Ted Nash steps out on his own and following suit with fellow JCC members, shines as a composer and arranger while displaying a keen ear for nuance, melody and lyricism. Along with a string quartet and assistance on two tracks from trumpeter-composer and sometimes employer Wynton Marsalis, ...

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Ted Nash Double Quartet: Rhyme & Reason

Read "Rhyme & Reason" reviewed by Douglas Payne

by Douglas Payne
October 1, 1999

Rhyme and Reason seems strikingly serious. Even the combination of reed player Ted Nash's quartet, featuring pianist Frank Kimbrough and bassist Ben Allison, with a string quartet signals a certain seriousness.But reading Nash's notes reveals the disc's inspiration is the naturally creative marvel of children, specifically his own daughters. With this, Nash has attempted ...