Articles by Glen Hall

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  Prism Quartet

  Bolcom/Mackey Concertos for Saxophone Quartet

  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2009

  "Concerto Grosso" (2000) by William Bolcom is sure to be a concert hall crowd pleaser. With Gershwin-esque lines perfumed with sumptuous Am...

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  Holland / Rubalcaba / Potter / Harland

  The Monterey Quartet: Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival

  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2009

  Given the personnel, you know this is going to burn. And right out of the gate it burns with a will. Drummer Eric Harland's "Treachery" ign...

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  Duane Pitre

  ED09 for String/Wind Ensemble: Live at Roulette

  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2009

  Forty minutes of slowly evolving drone-based music, ED09 is an extended reflection on single pitches and their overtones. Some textures giv...

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  Klang

  Tea Music

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2009

  The first recording of Chicago clarinettist James Falzone's quartet, Klang come on strong, with bold playing, smart compositions and empath...

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  Simon Fisk Trio

  Unless

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2009

  The embodiment of sensitivity, bassist/composer Simon Fisk's trio, with versatile pianist Chris Gestrin and legendary drummer Jerry Granell...

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  Array

  Legacy

  PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2009

  Things on the chamber ensemble's two-CD 35th anniversary live recording get started with a bang, literally. Alex Pauk's evocative "Magaru"...

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  As If 3

  Klinklaar

  PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2009

  For instant compositions, these nine tracks come off like well thought-out pieces in the piano trio's repertoire. "Ball Shelly" swings with...

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  St. Dirt Elementary School

  Ice Cream Man Dreams

  PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2009

  Music that makes you feel this good — that life can be laughably wonderful — is hard to find. Wherever St. Dirt's leader, lap s...