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 |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 11 | Nov 27 | Nov 20 | Nov 13 | Oct 30 | Oct 23 | Oct 16 |
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| 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 |
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| 2. | Dec 09, 2005: | Memory Select
Susan |
5. | Nov 10, 2005: | Flow
Kord |
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| 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
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
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 | 8. | Growth | |||
| 2. | Drewslate | 9. | Limp Mint | |||
| 3. | Kord | 10. | Guarana | |||
| 4. | They Point ... Glance ... Whisper ... Then Snicker | 11. | Where's My Mint? (Mint = President) | |||
| 5. | Bindi Binder | 12. | Boy With A Bag And His Guardian Elephant | |||
| 6. | Susan | 13. | Minor Nelson | |||
| 7. | Two Teachers | . |