| Claudia Quintet, The / Semi-Formal |
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| Album: | Semi-Formal | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Claudia Quintet, The | Added: | Oct 2005 | |
| Label: | Cuneiform Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-10-09 | Pull Date: | 2005-12-11 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Dec 11 | Nov 27 | Nov 20 | Nov 13 | Oct 30 | Oct 23 | Oct 16 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 05, 2006: | Rock in a Position (extra klezmer edition) Two Teachers | 4. | Nov 18, 2005: | Memory Select Guarana | |
| 2. | Dec 09, 2005: | Memory Select Susan | 5. | Nov 10, 2005: | Flow Kord | |
| 3. | Nov 25, 2005: | No Cover, No Minimum Drewslate | 6. | Oct 28, 2005: | Memory Select They Point ... Glance ... Whisper ... Then Snicker |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2005-10-08 | ||
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Pleasant, artsy chamber jazz led by crystalline vibes and shimmering accordion. Nice stuff with a soft feel and touches of "computer-age" minimalism. I always picture these guys playing in a white-walled modern-art museum gallery. The fast tracks are crisp and exciting, and the biggest attention-getters, but don't ignore the slow ones like #13, which get into interesting ambient/drone territiory (try 7 or 10 for a dose of both sides). 1- Proggy, with insistent bouncy beat. Slow start 2- Popping, mid/fast "world" feel. Funny phone message intro 3- Long chords. Mimimal. 4- Fast: crisp drums, crazy solos. A highlight. 5- Slow small exercise for piano 6- Slow, calm 7- Upbeat with really cool accordion solo. Starts languid 8- Careful notes with oozing background 9- Placid, gentle. Faster, mysterious beat emerges near the end 10- Fast (long slow intro) 11- Scattery slow piano and groany horn sounds 12- A thick jazzy tumble, mid/fast riff at its core. 13- Friendly slow shimmer | ||
| Track Listing |
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