FivePlay Jazz Quintet CD
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About the MusicOff the Ground takes us off with a modal up-tempo tune that starts airily, then gathers momentum through a ski run of jumps, breaks, and turns. Flight of the Gazorple is a plaintive jazz waltz that evokes the stately flight of an enormous mythical bird. “He’e” means octopus in Hawaiian and, in He’e’s Boogie, all eight tentacles are fully deployed; modern boogie-woogie meets the Jazz Messengers. Once Upon A Time tells a story, a ¾-time fairy tale with a nod to Brazil. Indigone (past tense of the verb “indigo”) starts with angular melodies and rhythms, then segues into Latin jazz and builds to an over-the-top finish. In Amor Fati (the philosophical notion that you should not merely accept your fate, but embrace it) a gentle melody unfolds over rich harmonies. Fever Dream is a safari to a mysterious and sensual jungle, where unseen dangers lurk. What are these dangers? “Go to the banks of the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, and find out.” (Kipling.) Our son, Evan, came up with the title Bright Golden Sunshine for this joyful multi-metric romp, and it expresses the mood perfectly. In a Grain of Sand is an unusual, impressionistic piece after the poem of William Blake. (Laura previously recorded it with vibraphonist Ted Wolff.) We wrap it up with Sidesteppin’ Blues, a soulful after-hours tune with some hip variations on the classic blues form. |
Other CDs by Band Members (For details and purchase, click CD name.) |
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Cerulean Blue (2009)
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Pianist Laura Klein and vibist Ted Wolff met at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area several years later, and have been playing together ever since. Initially inspired by the Gary Burton/Chick Corea collaborations, they have developed an exciting, lyrical and highly interactive style of their own. Their repertoire ranges from bebop and jazz standards to the contemporary music of Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, and Steve Swallow, as well as original compositions. |
Crotty Corman and Phipps (2009)
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Not a law firm, but rather a swinging jazz trio, with Ron Crotty on bass, Tony Corman on guitar and Frank Phipps on valve trombone. |
Triceratops (1997)
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Three Tenors
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Three-tenor-sax front line septet deconstructs saxophone classics.
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