Articles by Glen Hall

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  Amina Figarova

  September Suite

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Azerbaijan-born, Netherlands-based pianist/composer Figarova’s September Suite exemplifies the "it takes one to know one” relationship betw...

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  Fantastic Merlins

  Live

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  This 31-minute EP is a promising first release from this Minneapolis/NYC unit. The tenor/cello/bass/drums configuration gives the five piec...

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  Richard Underhill

  Moment in Timer

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  This is an unapologetically "jazz” album, full of clear, articulate solos, supportive ensemble playing and just plain fun. No sombre, oh-so...

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  Michael Thieke

  Unununium

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  What characterises saxophonist/clarinetist Michael Thieke’s music throughout this thoroughly engaging CD is its bristling intelligence. Eac...

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  Gebhard Ullmann / Michael Jefry Stevens

  Conference Call

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Formed in 1997, this transoceanic collaborative quartet has developed a distinctive music that allows its members to delve into a host of a...

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  Tim Brady

  Three Cities in the Life Dr. Norman Bethune

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Opera is a place for grand and heroic themes. No other musical form can adequately encompass the monumental scale and rapturous emotions th...

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  Decision Dream

  Steamroom Variations

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

  In his liner note, bassist Jair-Rohm Parker Wells name checks Ayler, Coltrane, Brötzmann, Fripp, Braxton and Stockhausen. But in their near...

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  Bernhard Gal / Kai Fagaschinski

  Going Round in Serpentines

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

  When the Pierres (Henry and Schaeffer of musique concrète fame) made everyday sounds musical, they were composing the "regular” way using p...