The Microscopic Septet 2008 Lobster Leaps In

Microscopic Septet ~ Lobster Leaps In ~ 2008
Cuneiform Records Rune 272.

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1 Night Train Express
2 Disconcerto For Donnie
3 Lobster Leaps In
4 Got Lucky
5 Lies
6 Life's Other Mystery
7 Almost Right
8 Money Money Money
9 Lt. Cassawary
10 Twilight Time Zone
11 The Big Squeeze

David Hofstra: acoustic bass
Don Davis: alto saxophone
Dave Sewelson: baritone saxophone
Richard Dworkin: drums
Joel Forrester: piano
Phillip Johnston: soprano saxophone
Michael Hashim: tenor saxophone

Originally active from 1980-1992, the "Micros" started with a basic reeds-and-rhythm texture that was sonically similar to the sound of the Swing Era, but used influences from the entire continuum of jazz. The result was a brilliant blend of fresh-sounding orchestration, ideas, compositions and inspired soloing. The Micros were one of the most celebrated of the many cutting-edge units associated with experimental music's best-known venue, the Knitting Factory, during the peak years of the "Downtown" music movement in the late '80s and early '90s. In 2006, Cuneiform reissued their four albums as two double CD sets, which gained stupendous praise, attention and sales and the Micros reunited to play a few shows to celebrate their release and had such a good fun that they decided to make it ‘an occasional regular thing’. So, the Microscopic Septet are back with their first album in 20 years! Their sound is the sound of jazz in America; ALL of it, from Ayler to Zorn, bebop to Basie, Ellington to Thelonious. The Microscopic Septet distill the essence of jazz into a sound that swings – a music that is intelligent, sometimes humorous, and always good fun. They aren’t afraid to have some fun with the great jazz tradition while also paying homage to it. Despite the long lay-off, I think this is their best album yet. Maybe jazz needs the inventiveness and good-humored, swinging fun of Micros more now than ever before... - Cuneiform