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01. 29 shoes (ullmann) 11:28 02. liquid cage (stevens) 11:18 03. circle dance (stevens) 9:14 04. mala dr'ole (ullmann) 9:13 05. as i wait (fonda) 9:25 |
"...why does this music sound so contemporary given that the musical innovations upon which it draws were established forty years ago? In part it’s because of the context: stodgy mainstream jazz is busy working out even older musical innovations. but it’s also fresh because conference call mixes these sonic elements—beautiful harmonies one minute, free squeaks the next—in an unapologetically ahistorical pastiche that few of the quartet's precursors would have allowed themselves. conference call seems to want to straddle both the freest outer reaches and the center of the jazz tradition. it’s a combination that works to great effect on 'live at the outpost.' (jeff dayton-johnson in allaboutjazz, usa, may 2006). 'if it's possible to have a super-group in a musical form as marginalized as contemporary, left-field jazz, then conference call is a pretty good contender ... the quartet sounds like a band with one foot firmly in the paris/chicago axis of the late-60s BYG avantgarde sound and another keeping up to date with the tuneful, exploratory freedom of wayne shorter's recent celebrated quartet. ask yourself this: is there anything about that equation that doesn't sound like a good thing ?' (daniel spicer in one final note, usa june 2006) recorded live at the outpost performance space, albuquerque, nm on november 17, 2003 by stephen schmidt, fly on the wall productions. mastering by jens tröndle, march 2005. produced by gebhard ullmann, michael jefry stevens and joe fonda. gebhard ullmann (tenor, sopranosax, bassclarinet) michael jefry stevens (piano) joe fonda (bass) gerry hemingway (drums and percussion)
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