Advantages: Superb playing and well-written music, cliche free Disadvantages: Nothing
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1. Such Sweet Thunder, 2. Sonnet for Caesar, 3. Sonnet to Hank Cinq, 4. Lady Mac, 5. Sonnet in Search of a Moor, 6. The Telecasters, 7. Up And Down, 8. Sonnet for Sister Kate, 9. The Star-Crossed Lovers, 10. Madness in Great Ones, 11. Half the Fun, 12. Circle of Fourths, BONUS TRACKS: 13. The Star-Crossed Lovers, 14. Circle of Fourths, 15. Suburban Beauty, 16. A Flat Minor, 17. Cafe Au Lait, 18. Half The Fun, 19. Suburban Beauty, ... ...Girl.
The Music
- 'Such Sweet Thunder' opens the album with a raunchy riff on low brass, screaming trumpets and triplets on the piano, Broadway-style. It has Ray Nance on trumpet playing a simple solo.
- 'Sonnet for Casear' has a long clarinet solo, which is melodic but uninspiring.
- 'Sonnet for Hank Cinq' is a trombone showpiece - Britt Woodman plays a stunning solo, technically demanding. One of the top tracks on the album.
- 'Lady Mac' is ...
JaySee 07.07.2001
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