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| The
Mosaic Sextet |
 This
newly re-mastered set includes the group’s German
release, Today, This Moment, and a second disc of
never-before-released material. The Mosaic Sextet
also features the earliest Dave Douglas and Michael Jefry
Stevens compositions available on CD and the first
collaboration (of many) between Douglas and violinist Mark
Feldman.
“The Mosaic Sextet
was an important band for me. For one thing, it
allowed me to make my first forwards into extended
composition. The instrumentation, with the violin
and bassoon” — which are not traditionally jazz
instruments — helped me break the three horns/three
rhythm section formula of most jazz writing. The
group freed me up ... there was a spirit of trying to do
something new and original.” —Dave
Douglas |
“Dave
Douglas is a composer in the great creative tradition of
Ellington and Mingus, and the Mosaic Sextet is one of the
finest combinations of composition and improvisation I
have heard in the last ten years.”
—Gunther
Schuller |
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| PERFORMERS |
Dave
Douglas, trumpet; Michael
Jefry Stevens, piano; Mark
Feldman, violin;
Michael
Rabinowitz, bassoon; Joe
Fonda, bass; Harvey
Sorgen, drum(s) |
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| PROGRAM |
| Disc
1 |
67:39 |
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Disc
2 |
66:08 |
| 1. |
“Mosaic”
(Dave Douglas)*** |
6:57 |
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1. |
“Underground”
(Douglas)** |
9:11 |
| 2. |
“Gang
Wars” (Douglas)*** |
1:55 |
2. |
“Anthem”
(Stevens)** |
12:16 |
| 3. |
“Mr
Phinney”
(Michael Jefry Stevens)* |
6:51 |
3. |
“Motivation”
(Michael Rabinowitz)** |
7:50 |
| 4. |
“In
Progress” (Douglas)*** |
5:52 |
4. |
“Earth
Tones” (Douglas)* |
13:55 |
| 5. |
“Oskar”
(Stevens)* |
7:09 |
5. |
“Bassoon
Lines” (Rabinowitz)* |
9:18 |
| 6. |
“Superconductor”
(Douglas)*** |
9:05 |
6. |
“Afternoon”
(Stevens)** |
13:36 |
| 7. |
“Drum Song”
(Stevens)*** |
3:39 |
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| 8. |
“Trio for
Sextet” (Stevens)** |
5:20 |
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| 9. |
“Children’s
Somber Dance” (Douglas)*** |
5:07 |
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| 10. |
“Today, This
Moment” (Stevens)* |
14:31 |
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| Recorded on *19
January 1988 at Dreamland Recording Studio in West
Hurley, New York; **2 February 1989 at Rockin’
Reel Studios in East Northport, New York; and ***5
March 1990 at Tedesco Studios in Paramus, New Jersey |
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| Producers: Mosaic Sextet |
| Executive Producer: Gunther
Schuller |
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