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Tom McNalley

Michael Vlatkovich: Mortality

by Dave Wayne
June 29, 2015

Wow. Where to start? Apropos of its title, Mortality is huge. Vast. Complex. Quixotic. Musically, it's a mega-ambitious work that fuses operatic vocals, several styles of jazz, heavily-scored contemporary classical music and flat-out improvisational wailing in the most appealing ways possible. Interestingly, Michael Vlatkovich, a West Coast trombone virtuoso and composer / improvisor of considerable merit, ...

Tom McNalley Trio

By Tom McNalley

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2004
Track listing: Reddog; Orange Needle Society; ZHE; Mourned; Gallery 421; Loss.

Tom McNalley: Tom McNalley Trio

by Jim Santella
December 7, 2004

In an exhausting session of his own compositions, guitarist Tom McNalley leads his trio through vociferous tirades as well as somber dreamscapes. The rise and fall of their passion immerses the trio in searing intensity one moment--gentle repose the next. Each of the three artists contributes a confident voice that drives the program cohesively. ...