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The Microscopic Septet: Surrealistic Swing

Read "Surrealistic Swing" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
November 19, 2006

The two-disc set Surrealistic Swing, volume two of Cuneiform's “History Of The Micros reissue series, is something of an exercise in retrieval. Tracks 1-8 on the first disc are from Off Beat Glory, originally released in 1986 by Osmosis, whilst the remainder are drawn from a previously unreleased session. The second disc is made up of ...

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The Microscopic Septet: Seven Men In Neckties

Read "Seven Men In Neckties" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
November 7, 2006

A nearly brassless little big band and a guitarless R&B group all at the same time, the Microscopic Septet was to the 1980s New York Downtown scene something of what the Art Ensemble of Chicago was to its own home town. Both bands were steeped in and respectful of the jazz tradition, but both deconstructed, recalibrated, ...

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