The Claudia Quintet - September (2013)

The hugely respected and ultra-hip 'jazz and beyond' group The Claudia Quintet are one of the most influential jazz group in existence today. September is the seventh album by this award winning, longstanding five-piece that is, in the words of Duke Ellington, a band 'beyond category'.
Led by composer and drummer John Hollenbeck, Claudia have quietly but firmly and definitively recast jazz into shimmering new shapes inflected by classical minimalism, new music, progressive rock and postrock. Celebrating 15 years of work together with the release of September, this NYC ensemble's sound continues to explore the edge without alienating the mainstream, proving that genre-defying music can be for everyone.

Tracklist:

1. September 20th: Soterius Lakshmi 02:35
2. September 9th: Wayne Phases 10:36
3. September 25th: Somber Blanket 06:27
4. September 29th, 1936: "Me Warn You" 10:26
5. September 22nd: Love Is Its Own Eternity 04:48
6. September 18th: Lemons 10:35
7. September 17th: Loop Piece 06:53
8. September 24th: Interval Dig 06:24
9. September 16th: Mystic Klang 06:24
10. September 12th: Coping Song 05:42

Personnel:

John Hollenbeck - drums, percussion
Chris Speed - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Matt Moran - vibraphone
Red Wierenga - accordion
Drew Gress - acoustic bass (1, 3, 7-10)
Chris Tordini - acoustic bass (2, 3, 5, 6)