Chicago's innovative Klang quartet's with James Falzone (clarinet), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), Jason Roebke (bass) and Tim Daisy (drums) + guests in their 3rd recording, an album paying respect to Benny Goodman on his 100th birthday.
Label: Allos Musica Catalog ID: AD 006 Squidco Product Code: 16714
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2011 Country: USA Packaging: Cardstock gatefold foldover Recorded on November 22nd, 23rd, 24th and December 1st, 2010 at Victorian Recording Studio in Barrington, IL by Josh Richter.
12. The Already And The Not Yet (For Charlie Christian) 5:07
13. Goodman's Paradox 4:31
14. AC/DC Current 3:45
15. These Foolish Things (Postlude) 2:27
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"Other Doors is Chicago-based clarinetist/composer James Falzone's third recording with his working quartet, KLANG. It features a new book of arrangements and original material he created following an invitation to celebrate Benny Goodman's 100th birthday at the 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival. Joined by longstanding band members Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke, and Tim Daisy, and special guests Josh Berman, Keefe Jackson, Jeb Bishop and Fred Lonberg-Holm, Falzone juxtaposes reimaginings of some of Goodman's best-known music with new pieces inspired by an exploration of the iconic clarinetist's history.
"This is neither a 'swing' record nor any attempt to play in the style of Goodman and his cohorts," Falzone explains. "Rather, Other Doors is an attempt to pay respect to a jazz master by doing what jazz musicians have always done: be open-minded, spontaneous and creative, even while looking back a few generations. I set up the arrangements and created new compositions to allow everyone space to be themselves so that listeners would hear some of the same spirit as in those classic Goodman small-group recordings I love so much where personality is as important as notes." "-Allos Musica