Tree Frog Tonality

John Lindberg | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 31, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Between the Lines
• ASIN: B00004Z3EU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #599,326 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Thanksgiving Suite: I.) at Home

2. Thanksgiving Suite: II.) Mellow T.

3. Thanksgiving Suite: III.) Dreaming at...

4. Four Fathers

5. Drifter

6. A Tree Frog Tonality

7. Good to Go

8. Little M and Big M

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars superb modern jazz quartet, May 12, 2001

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This review is from: Tree Frog Tonality (Audio CD)

Bass, drums, sax and trumpet. A classic jazz quartet, a format that has been responsible for some of the best improvised music, from Ornette's late '50s/early '60s bands to Zorn's Masada, and even lesser known ensembles such as the Gold Sparkle Band of recent years. A TREE FROG TONALITY features compositions by bassist John Lindberg, as well as one by drummer Andrew Cyrille, and the music is an exquisite blend of the composed and the improvised.

BOUNCE, on Black Saint, was one of the best records of 1998, and that version of the JLE featured Dave Douglas on trumpet and Ed Thigpen on drums. This time, the percussion master Cyrille is joined by the Chicago AACM trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, as Larry Ochs on sax returns from the earlier lineup. Each player has a chance to express beautiful tones, timing, swing, and responsivity to the others, alone and together. If you like the bands I mentioned above, if you like Dave Douglas, if you like Braxton, the Art Ensemble and the AACM, you'll like this as well. Despite the odd name, A TREE FROG TONALITY is one of the best jazz records of 2001!