“These are the first recordings Paul and I have made together in 25 years. We had fun improvising and spontaneously shaping the music; each piece grew out of its own organic logic.” — Henry Kuntz
“A flair for dramatic scale-climbing improvisations, and a silken singing voice that can tell a story. Bob Casanova is a talent.” – Jerome Wilson, Cadence Magazine
Udo Schindler | Bb-clarinet, soprano, tenor saxophone, | Dr. Stephan Richter | guitars
This is house (construction) music. Frank Lloyd said “architecture is frozen music”.
Finally on CD this magical collaboration started on winter 2002 and still alive and well! Elegant sound concept and electro-acoustical statement, BESPOKEN…
They may have started as members of the Lennie Tristano school of jazz, but the members of this highly evolved and polished quartet, as much a collective as the band of pianist Crothers, has ventured far beyond the tenets of Tristano.
From piece to piece the music moves smoothly from accurate melodies to intense interaction then soft and mysterious textures that allow poet Mark Weber’s poetry to come through… This music defies soundbite explanations, is deeply developed and demands your worthy attention. — Francis Lo Kee “All About Jazz–New York”
Yamashita gives a solo guitar performance where he mixes his sensitive style of Western playing with aural images of the Orient. it is a totally improvised session that finds him in a reflective, introspective mood.
It is possible for music to be both beautiful and challenging as evidenced by the vocalizing of Satin, who performs in a series of duets with pianist Crothers or guitarist Fite. – Frank Rubolino, Cadence February 2000.
“A rare and significant find indeed. These performances are treasures. The eight minutes of I’ll Remember April is, of itself, worth the price of the CD.” — Coda
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