Dmitry Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Guys, this is a modern classic. I got a promo copy the other day and have been spinning it since. It's due Tuesday. Do yourselves a favor - obtain! Those who dig the styles of Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider [and have one Vienna Art Orchestra lp ], Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, you'll love it. What's killin' is the soloing on this cd, the solos are so good, by all the guys. I feel guilty for buying a promo 2 days before the street date, but I just couldn't pass it by. Hopefully you'll like it when you buy it today! What a great cd! This band continues to release wonderful progressive big band music. Catch them live, if you have a chance! Neo-Modernism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Huh, I hadn't even heard this was coming out. Russ Gershon is a character. I enjoyed their last one, "Afro-Cubism", quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 (edited) I have nearly the complete E/O catalog on CD, and they are all really outstanding. They're kinda near and dear to my heart, cuz one of my first few "real" jazz experiences was hearing the E/O live while I was in college, back around 1991 or '92. The version of the band I heard probably had both Medeski and Matt Wilson in it, back then -- before either of them were any kind of names in their own right. Hell, back then I didn't know Monk from Ornette from Dolphy.... But I did know enough to know that the E/O was really something that kinda blew my mind at the time. I've heard them live a couple times since, and have always been impressed. Edited September 2, 2003 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Yes Yes Yes - love the E/O. I think my favorite period is the Half-Life of Desire era, when they were a bit more eclectic. A friend saw them recently in NJ and was disappointed that there wasn't more variety. Used to be that band was The Variety Show! - as evidenced by the 2-CD live collection. Since Gershon restructured the band it's been maybe a little too focused. Still wonderful, though. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kulu se mama Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 interestingly enough, i was listing to "dial e" and "radium" last night, and i had to take one of them off (i forget which) because i could barely hear it. does anyone know of any problems with either of these releases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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