Live At the Jazz School
Loose Wig
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| 5 | Now's Not the Time | Loose Wig | 7:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Blues (In 5) | Loose Wig | 10:03 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Night Light | Loose Wig | 8:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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| 9 | Persnickety | Loose Wig | 7:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Songs |
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Loose Wig - Live At The Jazz School
by Scott Yanow This set by Loose Wig features the quartet (tenor-saxophonist Ben Fajen, guitarist Mike Abraham, bassist Sam Bevan and drummer Bryan Bowman) performing nine originals at Berkeley's Jazz School. All four of the musicians have important roles in the music with the episodic tunes and the intuitive but logical improvisations inspiring each of them to stay very alert. The tightness of the group (Abraham and Bevan in particular seem to think as one) is impressive.
Loose Wig always swings, even when the chord changes are complex, and the individual solos are consistently outstanding. Bassist Bevan has a strong spot on "Presque Vu," guitarist Abraham's statements are constantly full of surprises, Fajen puts plenty of feeling into the melancholy jazz waltz "Nows Not The Time" (hinting a bit at Warne Marsh's tone), and Bowman's understated drumming should not be overlooked. They have plenty of opportunities to stretch out, particularly on the ten-minute "Blues (In 5)" which, quite typically, is a not a blues. All of the chord changes on this program are original and the post bop music is generally difficult to categorize as anything but high-quality modern jazz.
A play-by-play analysis is unnecessary. Suffice it to say that Live At The Jazz School will satisfy lovers of creative jazz.
---Scott Yanow, author of ten books including The Jazz Singers, Jazz On Film and Jazz On Record 1917-76
Live At The Jazz School = 5 Stars
by Pilgrim And ILoosewig is an amazing band! I was at this show, and let me say, it was something else. It was magical. These guys are amazing musicians. I am a little bias because the tenor sax is played by my uncle Ben Fajen. But let me say, even if I had no connection with the band, I'd buy the CD.
This isn't one of those CDs that you'd impulse buy and then never listen to, this is a cd that once it's in the CD player, it's never coming out.
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