Claudia Quintet, The / Semi-Formal
Album: Semi-Formal   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Claudia Quintet, The   Added:Oct 2005
Label:Cuneiform Records  

A-File Activity
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
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-10-08
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
1. Major Nelson   7. Two Teachers
2. Drewslate   8. Growth
3. Kord   9. Limp Mint
4. They Point ... Glance ... Whisper ... Then Snicker   10. Guarana
5. Bindi Binder   11. Where's My Mint? (Mint = President)
6. Susan   12. Boy With A Bag And His Guardian Elephant
  13. Minor Nelson