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The Party Suite

Label: Dabla Music
Released: 2006
Track listing: The Morning Shuffle; The Party; The Sneaky Dance; Dance on My Toes; The Chide Grind; Booze; The Spinning Song; Johnny; Waiting to Change.

Dan Blake: The Party Suite

by George Kanzler
August 8, 2006

Dan Blake's orchestral approach to the jazz quartet is reminiscent of both early New Orleans combos and the quartets of Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan and Ornette Coleman. His composing suggests the influences of Mingus and Herbie Nichols, whose “Spinning Song is the album's only cover. A multi-reed player, Blake's most distinctive instrument is ...