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No-Vibe Zone : Live at The Knitting Factory

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This album has some of the very greatest clarinet solos recorded in all of jazz history. Don Byron is the greatest clarinet player ever. The sparks fly on this inspired live recording.

I was blown away by the sheer power and presence that Don Byron and crew have live. Don Byron has tackled all frontiers of jazz with his other albums, and the ferocity and cohesiveness of his playing and that of his band only increase in this live performance. Uri, as always, is at his lofty best on the keys, and Smitty doesn't disappoint on the drums. Tuskugee Strutter's Ball gives me the chills everytime, with the layers and contrasting emotions portrayed in the drum solo with the piano background. Only six songs, but they can just lay back and blow with long solo sections to do the soloists justice. Highly recommended.

I have listened to Don Byron extensively and this is by far the best CD I have ever heard by him or almost anyone else. His clarinet is eclectic and electric and the music sets fire to my sound system

Byron at his best. The live vibe at the Knit is slammin