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| METAMORPHOSIS
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| Track Listing 1. Ripsnorter 2. Give and Take 3. The Taj 4. Niyashi 5. Lullaby 6. The River of Friendship 7. Sangria and You 8. Mefro 9. Riverside Drive 10. Two Circles 11. The Little Prince 12. Lullaby |
Adam Simmons - Saxophones/Shakuhachi/Fujara
"Ten years ago the Adam Simmons
Quartet asked the question "Looking for Something A Little Different?".
In 2006 the Quartet returns with an album that is simply breathtaking
in beauty; seamlessly bringing together the musical voices of some of
Australia's most accomplished players." "This recording is certainly well-overdue, but it does feel like the right time to have made it. The ASQ has developed a lot over the last ten years - as an ensemble, but more importantly, with each individual's separate careers. The influences we each bring back to the Quartet are welcomed and absorbed in different ways. We simply enjoy playing music together, whatever genre, and do so with enthusiasm and I think, without pretension. |
"The ASQ is my main vehicle for exploring my instrumental expression - the Adam Simmons Toy Band is more about my compositional voice. With this recording it has been important to acknowledge that it is a Quartet where the personnel has remained constant for over ten years. That is a rare thing within the jazz world. This longevity and familiarity helps inform the music in a way that is not possible with an ever-changing line-up. So, with compositional contributions from each member and a shift of focus across the album from one instrument to another, I hope it will be perceived as a very real joint effort and not a soloist with rhythm section. The latter is the traditional structure of jazz which is I believe is less and less relevant or engaging to both us as performers of different musical styles, as well as to the audience - but even when we do work with a traditional form, it is often as a conversation amongst the group, rather than following a pre-determined order. "The ASQ is a jazz band from it's
roots, it maintains a love of and interest in that form, yet 'Metamorphosis'
is not wholly a 'Jazz' album. There is a mixture of influences including
gospel, Japanese/Eastern, drum'n'bass, free jazz, New Orleans funk,
and blues. It's unified by the same voices exploring these different
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| 3 CONCERTS
(DVD) Cat# MTXS030 Barcode
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| Track Listing 1. You're wearing my shirt 2. Improvization 3. Plight of the humble bee 4. Warszawa 5. Travelling 6. Miloscz 7. Noah's dream 8. Potato love 9. Poles apart |
The Adam Simmons Quartet received an ARIA nomination for
their debut CD "Looking For Something A Little Different?" Melb. saxophonist and reed player Adam Simmons has released
a DVD of 3 concerts that capture the classic 1950's live recording sound.
He's joined by German pianist/improviser Ursel Schlict, and the Adam
Simmons Quartet (rave reviews & ARIA nominated debut CD), for 9
lengthy tracks of lively original jazz pieces. Adam is an internationally
touring artist (US, Europe, New Caledonia) and features on many popular
Aust. CDs in a wide variety of styles. This first independently-produced
Aust Jazz DVD is fresh and spontaneous, allowing the viewer/listener
to experience the full excitement of being "at" the show. |
"This disc is ahead in both performance and sonic quality...the tracks are riveting in their clarity and spatial presence as well as superb improvisatory skills of the performer. The excitement and edgy feeling conveyed is completely different to most commercial recordings." - US Audiophile Audition | |
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| Adam Simmons Quartet METAMORPHOSIS (Sound Vault) * * * * Melbourne's Adam Simmons likes finding new musical ponds to plunge his various saxophones into, a notable example being the array of midget instruments in his Toy Band. By comparison, this quartet - sax, piano, bass and drums - may seem conventional enough, but the players and compositions ensure a series of very different sound worlds for Simmons's six instruments. They range from his soprano whistling airily over the hustling groove of Ripsnorter to his mighty bass saxophone ebbing and flowing on a blues called The Taj. John Shand - Sydney Morning Herald |
Adam Simmons Quartet METAMORPHOSIS Melbourne’s Adam Simmons blows into various species of saxophone & flute with skill, gusto, lyricism, humour, insatiable curiosity & a ‘game as Ned Kelly’ attitude. You never quite know what to expect, but you can always expect it to be interesting. Self-described as ‘certainly well overdue’, Metamorphosis is the Adam Simmons Quartet’s new album. All members are active in many & varied other contexts, but the quartet’s personnel has remained constant for more than ten years: Adam on saxophones & flutes {including the shakuhachi}, pianist/keyboardist Andrew Ogburn, bassist Simon Starr & drummer-percussionist Matt Earl. Their original music is nourished by an uncommonly wide array of sources - modern, ancient, western, eastern - & is equally enjoyable at its deeply meditative & grooving-gutbucket extremities. From the ABC's Radio National website: Sunday 30 April 2006 Presented by Doug Spencer |
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Adam Simmons Quartet "Ten years ago the Adam Simmons Quartet asked the question "Looking For Something a Little Different?". In 2006 the quartet returns with an album that is simply breathtaking in beauty; seamlessly bringing together the musical voices of some of Australia's most accomplished players." "Myriad stylistic, musical and cultural voices come
together to produce one of the most remarkable jazz albums in years.
The metamorphosis is complete - the Adam Simmons Quartet have evolved
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