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The Microscopic Septet - Lobster Leaps In
Submitted by Rick Heil on Mon, 2009-09-28 19:21
Founded in 1980 on NYCs Lower East Side by Phillip Johnston and Joel Forrester. During the group's initial lifetime from 1980-1992, they were embraced as "New York's Most Famous Unknown Band." They were sonically similar to the sound of the Swing Era. However, they employed these textures to address a widely eclectic range of styles, from free-form music to R&B, rhumbas and ragtime. The result was a brilliant blend of fresh-sounding orchestration and inspired soloing.
This new recording, Lobster Leaps In, features 11 previously unrecorded Micros' tunes that delighted audiences during the band's initial dozen year reign on NYC's club stages.
RIYL: Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Steve Lacy, Carla Bley, J Zorn, Sun Ra.
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