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Ziggurat Quartet , “Calculated Gestures”
Origin 82564
“Ziggurat Quartet creates music with a compelling spirit and visceral appeal that is exciting to listen to.”
-Earshot Jazz
Ziggurat Quartet is made up of some of Seattle’s most innovative jazz improvisers. A passion for rhythmic experimentation drives the ensemble’s complex original compositions, with many of the ten pieces being deeply influenced by the rhythms of East Indian music, as well as jazz and contemporary chamber music. Coupled with strong improvising, the result is a mix of music that is engaging, spontaneous, and compelling. Saxophonist Eric Barber, pianist Bill Anschell, bassist Doug Miller, and drummer Byron Vannoy, bring personal voices and broad aesthetic horizons to the ensemble, together charting new directions for jazz quartet.
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TRACKS:
1 XoBoX 7:17 (Barber)
2 Scenic Overlook 7:58 (Miller)
3 The Bottom Stair 9:23 (Anschell)
4 Vindaloo 9:19 (Miller)
5 Calculated Gestures 7:23 (Anschell)
6 Zigtuno 8:20 (Miller)
7 Oregonian Monkey Chant 5:10 (Barber)
8 10 to 5 4:38 (Anschell)
9 Prismic 6:01 (Anschell)
10 Sezimora 7:33 (Barber)
PRODUCTION:
Produced by Ziggurat Quartet
Recorded November 1 & 2, 2009 at David Lange Studios, Edgewood, WA
Recorded and mixed by David Lange
Mastered by Mark Guenther, Seattle Disc Mastering
Band photo by Daniel Sheehan
Cover design by John Bishop
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PERFORMERS:
Ziggurat Quartet is:
ERIC BARBER tenor & soprano saxophones
BILL ANSCHELL piano
DOUG MILLER bass
BYRON VANNOY drums & percussion
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REVIEWS:
All Music Guide (Ken Dryden)
The Ziggurat Quartet consists of saxophonist Eric Barber, pianist Bill Anschell, bassist Doug Miller, and drummer Byron Vannoy, with all of the music consisting of challenging originals. Barber's robust tenor is featured in his tense "Sezimora." His "Oregonian Monkey Chant" may at first seem like a repetitious, slow-to-develop number, though a diff...
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