Max's Place, November 11, 2005, by Art Deco Quartet

Max's Place, November 11, 2005

by Art Deco Quartet

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1.	Abu Ghraib 06:29	info
2.	Congeniality 06:16	info
3.	The Three Gossips 06:13	info
4.	The Law Years 07:49	info
5.	Twins 06:59	info
6.	Fables of the Heart 04:11	info
7.	Ghosts 07:18	info
8.	And Now the Queen 08:44	info
9.	The Mystery Song 07:35	info
10.	Blues Ornette 05:55	info
11.	Social Insecurity (aka Manic Depressive) 04:43	info
12.	FEMA Katrina Blows 05:37	info

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Art Deco Quartet was a pianoless quartet based in Bloomington, Indiana, led by trumpeter David Miller.

After an initial performance at the now long defunct Gallery West, Miller and I felt extremely enthusiastic about the possibilities and decided to make the band an ongoing project. The group performed locally and steadily throughout 2005-2007.

Modeled very much after Ornette Coleman's bands from the 1950s and 1960s, with color and an emotional palette similar to 1960s ESP Disk and Blue Note avant garde releases, Art Deco explored a range of free bop, free jazz, and structured free improvisations. The band combined originals by David Miller with free leaning gems selected from a large repertoire, including tunes by Ornette Coleman, Carla Bley, Albert Ayler, Sonny Rollins, Max Roach, Grachan Moncur III, Duke Ellington, early Keith Jarrett, and others.

On a personal level, Art Deco was a key component in my musical growth and development at the time, providing me a huge amount of freedom to explore and work on ideas and languages within a variety of structures. Some of my favorite personal musical moments happened in this group.

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released November 11, 2005

David Miller - trumpet
Michael Eaton - tenor and alto saxes, clarinet
Steve Johnson - bass
Chad Kethcart - drums
track 8: DJ Triers - Casio keyboard
track 12: Dan Wick - electric bass

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Michael Eaton New York, New York

Michael Eaton (b. 1981) is a Brooklyn-based saxophonst, composer, and educator. As a saxophonist and improvising artist. He embaces a progressive and holistic vision of jazz, cognizant of its rich historical origins and development, but evoking a personal outlook with an eye towards future possibilities. This Bandcamp account is mostly for archival purposes and to showcase live gig recordings. ... more

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