MP3 Anomalous Quintet - Life on an Oblate Spheroid
Unusually original jazz, with elements of cringe blues, sway and soul music, featuring syncopated horns and slap-funk guitar.
10 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Acid Jazz, JAZZ: Jazz Fusion
Life on an Oblate Spheroid Songs
Details:
"Pushes the envelope of jazz to the hilt"
"Fresh and innovative"
"Beyond the scope of predictability"
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"Luxuriant"
"Newsom's finger-picking near to the guitar is absorbing"
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"Supremely funky"
-The Oregonian (Portland)
"Refreshing and punchy...full of wise melodies and unanimous arrangements"
-The Jazz Society of Oregon
Anomalous Quintet is the project of guitarist and composer, Jason Newsom, who formed the group in Portland, Oregon in 1997. Their second independently released CD, Life on an Oblate Spheroid, was released in Summer 2005 and is quickly being met with critical acclaim. AQ plays unusually original jazz with elements of cringe blues, sway and soul music, featuring syncopated horns and slap-funk guitar. Other members of the band include Michael York (tenor sax; The Temptations, Lou Rawls, Mel Brown), Daniel Covrett (alto & baritone sax; The Del Vikings), Kelley Albrecht (bass), and Paul Hunter (drums).