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Cupid
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The Westerlies New York, New York
“folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous.” - NPR
"Chamber music with bracing melodies and, crucially, an undeniable sense of fun." - L.A. Times
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This is one of the albums that really sweep me away, no matter which track I'm listening to, and its pleasantly long running time of almost 80 minutes guarantees a maximum sweeping effect. Basically, Matt Ulery is a jazz musician and composer playing the double bass, but the magic he creates on this and other albums is well beyond the confines of the genre. The brilliant varied orchestrations clearly put it into a neo-classical chamber music frame, frequently reminding me of Argentine chamber folk, and the smooth vocals contributed by Grażyna Auguścik and Sarah Marie Young add considerably to the magic, as does the piano work of Rob Clearfield, who's a great composer himself.
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Touch My Beloved's Thought
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Ward's swirling, breezy sax feels very close and intimate - listening to it I pictured myself in a small basement room as the band played - but the 10 tongues paint a joyful and sophisticated urban fairytale that changes scene cinematically and builds to a satisfying finale.
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Wake An Echo
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This is a album I've gone back to several times. Matt lets his group play, and play they do. All of these pieces fell like full-group efforts, not written by a bassist to feature bass. Some songs feel driven, some searching, some making statements. Outstanding.
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This elegantly composed chamber album from Ellen Tsai has a playful feel, almost like the soundtrack to a storybook.
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Silhouettes
by Justina Jaruseviciute
A stirring set of chamber music from this composer from Berlin, which seem to capture hope & sadness at once.
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Love jazz and these great and exciting tracks are the best way to start my day....
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