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From Bach to Calloway to the Woods at Night

By Patrick Burnette | Jazz Bastard
June 27, 2024
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The boys warned you things were going to get eclectic, but they may have outdone themselves this time, as the selections run the gamut from a jazz trio reimagining Bach preludes to a cutting edge big band arranger/composer tipping the cap to Cab Calloway to a night in the Georgia woods and is what we're hearing even music? Plus, a thoughtful look at what happens when one of the better known ensembles of the eighties loses a pivotal member and expands its horizons past its signature format. During the pop matters segment strap yourself in for a quick trip to Japan..

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Discussion of Marion Brown's album Afternoon of a Georgia Faun (ECM) 2:30
Discussion of World Saxophone Quartet's album Metamorphosis (Elektra/Nonesuch) 15:48
Discussion of Adam Birnbaum's album Preludes (Chelsea Music Festival Records) 33:01
Discussion of Darcy James Argue's album Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonsuch) 43:47
Pop Matters 1:02:44

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