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The Claudia Quintet - "Adowa (for gra) (Excerpt #1)" - Full Track = 5:28
A honking saxophone riff and funky Latin percussion introduces an off-kilter theme first stated by the ensemble, with vibraphone taking the first solo spot before giving way to the accordion and then sax , after which accordion, sax, bass and drums indulge in some lively collective improvisation.
The Claudia Quintet - "Misty Hymen (Excerpt #1)" - Full Track = 05:45
A lively, boppish motif is introduced by the vibraphone and then picked up by the saxophone, before the accordion moves in with a forceful, dissonant solo, after which the saxophone contributes some fine, extending blowing.
The Claudia Quintet - "Couch (Excerpt #1)" - Full Tack = 08:59
Drum rolls usher in a slow unison riff on clarinet and accordion, which is repeated with counterpoint and variations until the rhythm gives way to ethereal, extended drones from clarinet, saxophone, accordion and vibraphone.
The Claudia Quintet - "Couch (Excerpt #2)" - Full Track = 08:59
Drum rolls usher in a slow unison riff on clarinet and accordion, which is repeated with counterpoint and variations until the rhythm gives way to ethereal, extended drones from clarinet, saxophone, accordion and vibraphone.
The Claudia Quintet - "They Point...Glance...Whisper...Then Snicker… (Excerpt #2)" - Full Track = 9:32
A long, electronically enhanced chord from piano and guitar, punctuated with silence and repeated with shifting harmonics which enhance the drifting, dreamy effect.
The Claudia Quintet - "They Point...Glance...Whisper...Then Snicker… (Excerpt #1)" - Full Track = 9:32
A long, electronically enhanced chord from piano and guitar, punctuated with silence and repeated with shifting harmonics which enhance the drifting, dreamy effect.
