Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Country: Australia
Released: 2001-01-01
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
Comments:
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Notes:
CD insert states: "I know most of the musicians on this compilation album through years of being involved with the local scene in Sydney. A lot of them live in the neighbourhood and hang-out together as well as play together all the time. This aspect is important, and has perhaps been the most important aspect of creating the best music at any time in any place around the world throughout history. It's fantastic that they have actively begun a musical collective of like-minded individuals, Jazzgroove, that will undoubtedly become an important institution within Australia's contemporary cultural fabric. Jazz is actually all music... and is merely a convenient name given to the platform upon which it is presented. It is a language of communication which allows the listener the opportunity to eavesdrop on an intimate dialogue between expert creators. It is a collectively composed story spontaneously invented by the Bards, the creators, the fantasists, the lovers and the romantics of this world, each contributing and combining their unique personal knowledge and experiences as the page unfolds into a labyrinth of imagination. It is a soapbox in the Domain on Sundays with more than one person on it, answering questions and questioning answers with the audience. Like any other language learning to speak it fluently is important. Being able to express what you feel and think is critical if you want to be understood properly. But beyond beginning sentences with But, becomes a poet who can touch others with their verse and transport them to another world of their own making, and your own making, is what it's really all about. We all speak with a recognisable sound that's all our own, otherwise we wouldn't instantly know who's on the other end of the line when someone calls up. Australians have a distinctive Twang in the contours of their speech and rhythm, which is inherent in everything they do, whether they like it or not, or whether they know it or not. The spoken word never illustrates the heart and mind clearly enough though ...and that's why we have jazz. I am aware of all these things as I listen to this album, and it excites me more than I can say with words. When I hear musical compilations like the one you are listening to now, I am reminded of the talent that exists in my own country. The Australian creative soul is rich and fertile, always has been, and will always be in the future as long as musicians like the ones represented on this album continue to do what they do. Dig it! ... play it every day... " Dale Barlow
1. Gerard Masters Trio - Morning Song
2. Willow Neilson Quartet - S11
3. James Muller Trio - Beethoven
4. Band Of Five Names - Spark and Stone
5. Selah - A Kernel Of Wheat
6. Theak-tet - Little Johnny's lament
7. The First Unit Of Attack - Autoscrubber S1
8. Uncharted Waters - Waltz For One
9. Richard Maegraith Group - Rhythms a changing
10. Open Duo - Green Man, Red Man
11. Matt Keegan's S.A.J.A. - La Fontaine
1. Carl Dewhurst Quartet - Slys Log-in
2. The Very Interactive Band - Sounds Appear No. 4
3. Kthwack! - Greasetrap
4. Peter Schaefer Ensemble - Shimmering
5. Sean Wayland - Go Unfeasibly
6. Caroline Lynn - The dance of the silverfish
7. Nicholas McBride - African Sketch
8. Cameron Deyell's New Music Congress - Sonny
9. Heavy Weather - Boffinolgy
10. Mr Sinister - Salt & Pepper Squid
11. Baecastuff - Simon Says
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