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| 4.391 Ft
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| 1. | The search
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| 2. | Soon to know
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| 3. | Fast
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| 4. | Tania's dream
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| 5. | Twelve
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| 6. | The takeover
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| 7. | The healing
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| 8. | Lei's song
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Jazz / Post-Bop, Structured Improvisation
Recorded on 11 December 2000 at Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ except tracks 2, 5 and 7 recorded in concert on 26 October 2000 in Avignon.
Joe Fonda - Bass, Producer
Harvey Sorgen Drums, Mixing
Herb Robertson Trumpet
Jon Rosenberg Engineer
Leo Feigin Executive Producer
Michael Jefry Stevens Producer, Piano
Front cover (reproduced above) by Dan Hanley.
Four compositions each from Joe Fonda (bass) and Michael Stevens (piano) with the support of Harvey Sorgen (drums) and Herb Robertson (trumpet), this "jazziest" group in Leo Records catalogue raises the roof again in the wake of their last year's CD "Jazz at the Bunker" which received overwhelming reviews.The group blends unadalterated swing with all the advances of new music creating their unique sound and structures of the compositions.
This version of one of the great and often underappreciated jazz groups of the modern era features trumpeter Herb Robertson with the usual all-star rhythm section of bassist Joe Fonda, pianist Michael Jefry Stevens, and drummer Harvey Sorgen. The co-leaders share the responsibility for the compositions and arrangements, the intricacy and delicacy of which are a large part of what gives this group its distinct character. If the sensitive nature of some of the pieces causes anyone to question whether any of these players have chops, Fonda wrote the riveting "Fast," for an uplifting, blistering workout. Robertson is the sort of brass player who sends up an endless array of spidery, rubber phrases that wail with the authenticity of a laughing coyote. Favoring mutes and always throwing in touches of humor, the trumpeter impresses with his agility, range, and command. One strength of the quartet is the ability and willingness of each of its idiosyncratic members to subordinate to the ensemble sound. Fonda is a gas when he sings lightly while his fingers bounce along in solo, while co-leader Stevens' more abstractly intellectual approach adds a classically infused element, tempered by his sense of swing. The quality of sound is a bit subpar on the three live numbers, but overall this is another highly satisfying outing from this outstanding ensemble that bills itself as the Fonda-Stevens Group. ~ Steven Loewy, All Music Guide |
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