Released

Jeff Oster

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2005)
• Original Release Date: July 31, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Retso Records
• ASIN: B000A7S2XK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #150,725 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

Released is an excellent recording from every standpoint...I'm delighted to highly recommend it with room to spare! --Bill Binkelman, Wind and Wire, August 2005

Product Description

Produced by Will Ackerman, Grammy award winning guitarist and founder of Windham Hill Records, Jeff's mellow trumpet and flugelhorn will take you places, make you smile, and maybe even cry a little.

Recorded at Will's Imaginary Road Studios in Windham County, Vermont, Jeff was joined by Happy Rhodes, T. Bone Wolk, Charlie Bisharat, Philip Aaberg and other fine artists on these sessions.

We hope you enjoy listening to this music as much as we did creating it.

And as you listen, imagine...

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Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why Categorize-Just Listen, September 6, 2005

By	Robert H. Garcia "Pyrenees Doggie" (la) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Oster's album is reminiscent of those early glory days of Windham Hill when music by George Winston, Michael Hedges,Will Ackerman, Mark Isham and Tuck And Patty were surprising new listeners on both sides of the ocean.This was a long time before the phrase "New Age" had reared its hydra/boring head. Forget the fact that musc was either good or bad--as WH took off on fm, in head shops and on car stereos everywhere--almost all of its music got lumped into the New Age category. Forget that each of these early WH artists was making individual music -Not New Age Music. Oster's cd (he aint no new kid on the block but rather has been plying his trade for a number of years)--is lovingly produced by Ackerman (one of the original founders of WH. And gosh he even plays on it). . Without a doubt there are actual tunes on the album. And definitely some jazz overtones. And without banding-Released could easily be one long mood/changing ride ala George Winston. But enough. Pick this sucker up and give it a spin. And if you can find a doobie somewhere in your moth balled trunk, give it a puff as you listen. Memory lane can be a nice place to take a stroll.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing Journey, August 23, 2005

By	M. Aue "Matthew" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Released is the kind of album you put in, kick your feet up with a good beverage, and head off to someplace on the silverscreen of your mind that is pure tranquility. Oster's trumpet echoes on long after the music is off. Here's hoping there's more from this new and amazing artist!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Groovy and Enjoyable, August 8, 2005

By	Kathy Moxham "Kathy" (California) - See all my reviews

'Released' begins with the solemn sound of the trumpet, then, a steady breeze blows in from the sea, and the trumpet is released over waves of steady background beats. Call it New Age, Electronica, or mellow house music, it is something to be enjoyed, and the dynamics of each song, using changes in instrumentation, vocalizations, swells, and calm, keep the listener interested throughout. The collective chemistry between Jeff Oster and Will Ackerman results in top notch arrangement and production quality making this album something to savor.