Gotham Jazz Orchestra . GoJO
...... Quake
...... Thought Trains
Quake
Sunnyside Records (2009)
Mike Holober (Fender Rhodes piano); Steve Cardenas (guitar); Dave Pietro, Jon Gordon, Tim Ries, Charles Pillow, Steve Kenyon (saxophone); Craig Johnson, Joe Magnarelli, Scott Wendholt, Tony Kadleck (trumpet); Mark Patterson, Pete McGuinness, Nathan Durham (trombone); John Herbert (bass instrument); John Riley (drum).
Quake Press Release from DL Media .pdf
Tracks:
1 Quake (9:39)
2 Twist & Turn (7:42)
3 Roc & a Soft Place (11:21)
4 Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) (9:21)
5 Note to Self (9:56)
6 Thrushes (9:50)
7 Ruby Tuesday (Mick Jager/Kieth Richards) (13:04)
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Quake Reviews:
Michael G. Nastos
All Music Guide @ Billboard.com . January 2009
Under the leadership of pianist/composer/arranger Holober, the 17-piece Gotham Jazz Orchestra is a New York City based modern big band whose objective is to create swirling color patterns in subdued shades, rather than obtuse, outrageous, or brassy outcries... The textures of this music are beautifully rendered... In many ways this is stunning, commanding but in a different way. . . You'll be taking no chances drinking in this highly enjoyable and recommended modern big-band recording that deserves nothing but high marks.
Doug Ramsey
Rifftides . January 15 2009
Pianist-composer-arranger Holober chooses not to call his large congregation a big band. His scoring justifies the term orchestra. Balancing lushness with motion in and through the horn and rhythm sections, he evokes nature; the rustling of aspens in "Quake," bird song in "Thrushes." He is equally creative in his own pieces and in reinventions of songs by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Holober's soloists, including himself, are among the best in New York.
Buffalo News . January 26 2009
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Mike Holober’s Gotham Jazz Orchestra is a classic modern example of youngish modern players preferring to come together as an orchestra with a kaleidoscopic variety of sound (a la the Ellington band and Gil Evans) rather than the “16 men swinging” of the Basie band in apotheosis. Holober’s fond of choirlike sound masses and complex mass counterpoint. His is a rather wonderful sounding ensemble but not one given to showboating . . . You’ve never heard George Harrison’s “Here Comes the Sun” or the Stones’ “Ruby Tuesday” quite like this.
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