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The Daniel Rosenboom Quintet: The Daniel Rosenboom Quintet: Fire Keeper
ByThe band features Dan Rosenboom on trumpet, piccolo trumpet, and flugelhorn and Gavin Templeton on saxophones, flute and bass clarinet. The rhythm section is drummer Dan Schnelle, guitarist Alexander Noice and Kai Kurosawa playing Bear Trax, a double necked fretted instrument that includes both bass and guitar pitch ranges.
"Leaving Moscow" opens the album with an adept mixture of atmospheric subtlety alternating with an outright aggressive theme, reminiscent of the progressive rock band Dream Theater. In yet a third theme the horn orchestration tempers the expectations previously established by the heavily distorted guitar. Kurosawa's deft playing of the Bear Trax provides a bass line appropriate to any number of funk styles and Schnelle's effortless transition between drumming styles are two of the more striking features of the track.
The snarl of a muted trumpet and booming percussion on "With Fire Eyes" evoke what Duke Ellington's Cotton Club sound could have been in the present day. The stop-and-go effect, frantic melodic lines and instrumental effects of "Inspiration" bring to mind the aesthetic of Frank Zappa.
Though Rosenboom's compositions reflect many of his influences, they are uniquely combined to forge the Quintet's own sound. The form and orchestration of his compositions ideally frame the excellent musicianship of the individual band members.
Track Listing
Leaving Moscow; Seven on Seventh; With Fire Eyes; Tadodaho; Hush Money; The Fifteenth Hour; Holiday Motel; Inspiration; Tendrils.
Personnel
Dan Rosenboom
trumpetDan Rosenboom: trumpet, piccolo trumpet; Alexander Noice: electric guitar; Gavin Templeton: saxophones, flute, bass clarinet; Kai Kurosawa: Bear Trax, ziggy, electronics; Dan Schnelle: drums.
Album information
Title: Fire Keeper | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Orenda Records
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