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| 1. | Ripe
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| 2. | Punta d'Blues
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| 3. | Band Vote -mp3
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| 4. | It Just Is
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| 5. | Tip Jar
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| 6. | Comeuppance
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| 7. | Tense
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| 8. | Band Vote (Recount)
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Jazz / Post-Bop
George Schuller (drums, bells)
Mark Feldman (violin), Tony Malaby (tenor and soprano sax), Dave Ballou (trumpet), Howard Johnson (tuba, bass clarinet), Matt Darriau (tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet), Curtis Hasselbring (trombone, guitar), Ed Schuller (bass)
"Top Ten New Releases" - Troy Collins, Cadence
Schuller's latest showcases his well-documented ability to build a focused, inclusive framework for creative improvisation with eight original compositions for configurations ranging from quintet to septet. An extension of his long-standing group, The Schulldogs, Jigsaw incorporates the sounds and textures of additional horns and strings.
"**** Four Stars" --- The Penguin Guide to Jazz
"This could be subtitled "Hugely Talented But Criminally Neglected". The nucleus quartet comprises Tony Malaby, one of the most exciting saxophonists around, especially on tenor, Ed and George Schuller (sons of Gunther) on bass and percussion, and Dave Ballou (trumpet & flugel). Ballou was, of course, the cat who inspired Monk's classic tune "Ballou Bolivar Ballous". Here and there they're joined by guests, including Mark Feldman, Howard Johnson and a second reedsman, Matt Darriau. As ever, Schuller dovetails through-written charts with improvisational frameworks and out-and-out blowing opportunities to produce an edgy, intense and exciting set."
---Jazz Review (UK)
"Schuller's quartet has been one of the most consistently interesting groups recently and this disc is no exception. The ensemble here doubles the size of the group for more of an 'orchestral' sound. The longer pieces have a more formal composed intro rather than the head/solo/head form. There's still plenty of great solos here though, and Feldman especially gets a lot of time in the spotlight to excellent effect."
--- KZSU Zookeeper
"...a marvelous, all-star downtown cast. Strong playing and fine composing make this cd another special date."
--- Downtown Music Gallery
"Schuller comfortably blends free improvisation, new music and a surprising sense of swing for a recording that succeeds on many fronts... Schuller is emerging as a stylistically broad and challenging performer/composer/bandleader who deserves further attention from like-minded listeners."
---All About Jazz
George Schuller (drums, composer, arranger, producer), a native of New York City, moved to Boston in 1967 where he was raised and educated, and later received a bachelor's degree in Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory of Music in 1982. For the next twelve years, Schuller was a fixture on the Boston area jazz scene performing with Herb Pomeroy, Jaki Byard, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Mick Goodrick, John Lockwood, Ran Blake, Billy Pierce, Bruce Gertz, John LaPorta and Hal Crook. In 1984, he co-founded the twelve-piece ensemble Orange Then Blue which has recorded several acclaimed albums, including the most recent release: Hold The Elevator: Live in Europe and Other Haunts on GM Recordings. The group has toured extensively in the US, Canada, Middle East and Europe. Schuller has also released several albums as a leader including Lookin Up From Down Below (GM),Tenor Tantrums (New World Records), and Hellbent on Playscape Recordings, with the Schulldogs featuring Tim Berne, Tony Malaby and Ed Schuller.
In 1995 Schuller appeared on Joe Lovano's critically acclaimed album Rush Hour with compositions and arrangements by Gunther Schuller. It was voted "Album of the Year" by Down Beat magazine. Schuller has also performed with Joe Lovano and Gunther Schuller at Jazz at Lincoln Center (with artistic director Wynton Marsalis), and in Linz, Austria during a week-long festival of Gunther Schuller's compositional works. In addition, Schuller has performed and/or recorded with many of today's leading musicians including Joe Wilder, Britt Woodman, Mose Allison, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Lee Konitz, Nnenna Freelon, Danilo Perez, Joey Calderazzo, Kenny Werner, Bill DeArango, George Adams, Fred Hersch, Tom Varner, Mark Helias, Tony Malaby, Dave Douglas and The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.
Schuller has found himself on the other side of the glass producing several albums including recordings by Orange Then Blue, Luciana Souza, Ed Schuller, Heather Bennett, Jazz Composers Alliance, Ballin' The Jack, Mili Bermejo and Lisa Thorson. His compositions and arrangements have been recorded by Ran Blake, Orange Then Blue, Ed Schuller, Mike Metheny, Ballin' The Jack, Your Neighborhood Sax Quartet, Wilder/Woodman/LaPorta Sextet, Mili Bermejo and Lisa Thorson. Festival appearances include Montreux/Detroit Jazz Festival, Ravinia Jazz Festival, Sedonna Jazz on the Rocks, Discover Jazz Festival, Northsea Jazz Festival, Festival of Music at Sandpoint, Boston Globe Jazz Festival, Lake George Jazz Weekend and major festivals in Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, Guelph, Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa, Rimouski and Saskatoon. He has received several composition awards including a Massachusetts Artist Foundation Fellowship for Music Composition (1987), NEA Composition Grant (1995) as well as The Julius Hemphill Composition Award (2000).
Schuller presently resides in Brooklyn (since 1994) where he freelances in the New York City area performing with Matt Darriau's Ballin' The Jack, Michael Musillami/Mario Pavone Quintet, Michael Musillami Trio, Mili Bermejo Octet, Lisa Thorson & Co., Free Range Rat, Conference Call, Trio Dharma and Miles Donahue Quintet in addition to leading his own groups including The Schulldogs, Circle Wide (formerly Chump Change), Jigsaw, and Orange Then Blue.
George Schuller
Birthday: 12/29/1958
Birth Place: New York, NY
Decades Active: 1980,1990,2000
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
Moods: Ambitious, Cerebral, Complex, Literate
Schuller was born in New York City, but moved to Boston at a young age. He received his bachelor's degree in Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1982. Schuller spent most of the next decade-plus playing in and around the Boston area with such local musicians as Herb Pomeroy, Ran Blake, George Garzone, and Jaki Byard. In 1984, he formed Orange Then Blue, an ambitious and highly acclaimed 12-piece ensemble that has recorded several albums for the GM label. Schuller moved to Brooklyn in 1994, where (besides Orange Then Blue) he's led the groups Chump Change, Schulldogs, and Jiggle. Schuller played on Joe Lovano's 1995 album Rush Hour; he's also played with Dave Douglas, Lee Konitz, Nnenna Freelon, and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, among others. In addition, Schuller has worked as a record producer. His father is the composer/conductor Gunther Schuller and his brother the bassist Ed Schuller. ~ Chris Kelsey, All Music Guide |
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