Danza

Tom McDermott | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2002)
• Original Release Date: June 26, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Str Digital
• ASIN: B00006RJV0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #235,249 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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About the Artist

Born in St. Louis, Missouri in l957, Tom McDermott moved to New Orleans in l984, and quickly established himself as a versatile pianist. He worked off and on for nine years with the Dukes of Dixieland, performing with them in Europe, South America and Japan as well as a l992 concert at Carnegie Hall. He's arranged for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and in l994 founded the New Orleans Nightcrawlers, a modern brass band with two albums on the Rounder label. McDermott is a composer as well, and his l995 STR collection of originals "All the Keys and Then Some" has been played frequently on NPR’s "All Things Considered," and featured on their CD collection "All Songs Considered." As the New York Times put it: "Whatever direction he moves in, Mr. McDermott is a very skillful pianist." McDermott has also been a journalist since 1979, writing about music and travel for St.Louis and New Orleans publications.

Evan Christopher combines virtuosity and impeccable taste with a deep commitment to capturing the full range of musical possibilities rooted in the early jazz and creole clarinet styles. After working, touring and recording with various bands and artists in California, Christopher moved to New Orleans where he rapidly made a name for himself, appearing with top musicians as stylistically varied as Galactic (modern funk), the Dukes of Dixieland (traditional jazz) and the New Orleans Nightcrawlers (modern brass band). In 1996, he joined the renowned Jim Cullum Jazz Band in San Antonio, Texas. During his three-year stint he made regular national radio broadcasts as their featured clarinetist on their National Public Radio show "Riverwalk: Live from the Landing" and accompanied artists such as Dick Hyman, William Warfield and Topsy Chapman.

Product Description

Two of New Orleans’ most intriguing traditional jazz musicians, pianist Tom McDermott and clarinetist Evan Christopher, have teamed up for "Danza," McDermott's fourth release on the STR Digital label. It's a series of sometimes brilliant, often lyrical explorations of music that flourished before and during the golden era of classic New Orleans jazz: American ragtime, the Brazilian choro, the Argentine tango, the French musette. As with "The Crave," his last STR release, McDermott is intent on connecting early musics which share elements of "the Latin Tinge," to use Jelly Roll Morton’s phrase: Gottschalk’s Cuban dances, Morton’s rumbas, and modern tangos.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A happy tune, August 12, 2011

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Fathas (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Danza (MP3 Download)

I purchased this album specifically for the swipesy cakewalk and I don't regret it one moment. There is just something about the clarinet and piano duet that, to me, conveys a sense of lightheartedness and contentment.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique Sound!, December 14, 2004

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Jackie E (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Danza (Audio CD)

The unusual combination of piano and clarinet works fantastically on this set of early 20th century rags and related music. Fascinating to listen to and very distinctive when any of the songs pop up in my iTunes rotation!