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Product Details

  • Audio CD (November 17, 1998)
  • Original Release Date: November 17, 1998
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Midwest Artists Dist.
  • ASIN: B00000GC7E
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #181,216 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Minneapolis Revue
In the world of local music, its hard to think of any band that has revitalized the local jazz scene to the extent Happy Apple has. Smashing elelments of free jazz, together with highly structured compositions, various world folk rhythms and a healthy dose of rock n roll energy, are the tools the trio has wielded to bring jazz what it has long needed - a non-jazz audience. Happy Apple is jazz for the people, and their new release, Part of the Solution Problem (No Alternative), provides something to love for everyone from purists to garage rockers.

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One of the most hotly anticipated local recordings this fall is Happy Apples sophomore set, Part of the Solution Problem. The funky, explosive, avant-jazz trio is now aligned with a real label, No Alternative Records. And theyve got packaging and sound quality to rival any techno crew, plus some great special guests: Bill Carrothers (Fender Rhodes Piano) and Greg Lewis (trumpet). Thats not to say that local drum god and raconteur Dave King is taking the bands commercial saga too seriously. Still, this weekends official CD release party should be a blast and a half for thinking scenesters. -Tom Surowicz, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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5.0 out of 5 stars Explosive, imaginative and refreshing., April 5, 1999
By J. JONES (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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Happy Apple's second release is by far as remarkable as their first release, Blown Shockwaves and Crash Flow. It captures, almost to the full extent, all the aspects of a live performance. Should you happen to see them live, you'll know what I mean. If you have the opportunity, do not pass it up.

This music allows you to explore the deepest and most distant dimensions of jazz. Mark my word, when these three get together, they become musical geniuses.

If you like this disc, be sure to check out their other recordings: Body Popping/Moon Walking/Top Rocking, Please Refrain From Fronting, and Youth Oriented. If you're a fan of Happy Apple, be sure to check out The Bad Plus! You will like them as well.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mmmmm..., March 6, 2000
By Mike Simon (USA/New york/Minneapolis) - See all my reviews
I find Happle Apple to be an incredible Jazz CD. Although it does no justice to seeing them perform live, it is still a moving experience everytime I hear it. It just makes you move your head to the groove...and say "Mmmm..."
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