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| 1. | Hidden Haiku
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| 2. | Jac Mac Talkin'
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| 3. | A Drunk Monk
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| 4. | The Chump Killer
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| 5. | The Holly Stomp
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| 6. | The Shady Lambert Circus a. Shady Lambert At Large b. WWMMD c. Fearless
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| 7. | Molecular Mischief
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| 8. | Fortuna Spins The Wheel
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Jazz
Recorded August 2007 at Notable Productions in Watertown, MA
Eric Hofbauer, guitar
Kelly Roberge, tenor saxophone
Michael Montgomery, acoustic bass
Miki Matsuki, drums
All compositions by Eric Hofbauer
Boston-based guitarist/composer Eric Hofbauer makes his recorded debut as a bandleader with Myth Understanding (Creative Nation Music CNM 011), featuring his year-old working quartet, Eric Hofbauer and The Infrared Band.
With the same signature blend of intelligence and whimsy heard on his innovative 2004 solo guitar recording, American Vanity (CNM 003), and The Blueprint Project with Han Bennink's well-received 2007 release, People I Like (CNM 008), Hofbauer's newest ensemble explores his intermingling interests in wordplay, mythology and puzzles.
"If there's a single overarching ethos to the band it would be ‘tell your story,'" Hofbauer explains. "All my compositions have a back story or theme and I encourage each player to add their own take on those stories and to play from personal experience. There's no role playing, I compose to each of their strengths, featuring everyone and challenging their limits."
"You can bet profound things are discovered - always in a playful spirit, of course," writes music journalist Ed Hazell in the liner notes. "But Eric has more to offer than his sense of humor. There's always a strong concept behind any of Eric's musical endeavors, whether it's a composition or a recording. On this album, the compositions fall into three general categories: compositions based on myths, compositions derived from sung phrases, and what Eric calls (with the inevitable pun) ‘Puzzle Pieces.'"
...Hofbauer brings a wealth of historical antecedents to his playfully inventive compositions. A refreshingly original voice, Hofbauer reveals an affable yet mischievous sensibility in his writing and improvising. Aided by the superlative interpretive abilities of his sidemen, Eric Hofbauer and The Infrared Band make Myth Understanding a sterling debut.
---Troy Collins, AllAboutJazz.com (6/10/08)
The music here is shot through with quirks so skillfully played that they seem integral to the success of its realization. Although the precedents for tenor sax-guitar-bass-drums quartets are many, they still manage to make something fresh out of it, and in a manner so easy that it might leave listeners wondering why so few musicians seem to manage it. It all adds up to something special, not least because this is a group which seems to realize that the tradition is no end in itself, but rather something that retains its validity only through periodic but ranging renewal.
---Nic Jones, AllAboutJazz.com (6/11/08)
Eric Hofbauer
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jan 31, 1974 in Rochester, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Progressive Jazz
Eric Hofbauer, born in Rochester, NY on January 31, 1974, is a Boston based creative improvising and progressive jazz guitarist. He has performed in acoustic solo settings, collaborated with local musicians, and has played his share of bop and modern jazz, roots Americana and even country music. Hofbauer graduated from Oberlin College with a Bachelors Degree in Music, and a Masters from the New England Conservatory, where he was influenced by professors Paul Bley and Ran Blake. Now himself a prominent educator, he teaches jazz guitar, jazz combo and jazz history at the University of Rhode Island, and jazz history at Emerson College. The North By Northwest band, which he co-founded, has spun off into his most renowned group, the Blueprint Project, a collaboration with saxophonist Jared Sims and pianist Tyson Rogers that has also included bassist Cecil McBee and drummers Matt Wilson or Han Bennink. He has also worked closely with fellow Bostonians -- jazz guitarist Garrison Fewell, in saxophonist Charlie Kohlhase's Explorers Club -- and he's a member of the Gill Aharon Trio. Hofbauer has worked alongside Gunther Schuller, James Moody, Taj Mahal and Rebecca Shrimpton. Another project for Hofbauer is his Infared Band, and he founded and operates the Creative Nation record label. A solo guitar release American Vanity has him tackling music by Eric Dolphy, Erik Satie, and Waylon Jennings' "Dukes of Hazzard" theme. His broadbased sound can be directly linked to improvising icons Derek Bailey, Loren MazzaCane Connors and Eugene Chadbourne.
---Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide |
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