A Must Have CD For Anyone With An Adventourous Ear
Werner Strobel | Albuquerque, NM, USA | 05/18/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Guy Klucevsek is an accordion virtuoso who is a rare combination of exceptional composer and exceptional performer. He has released or performed on dozens of marvelous recordings over many years, including work with Laurie Anderson, Bill Frisell, Dave Douglas, John Zorn, and Accordion Tribe, to name just a few. This may well be his best work yet.
Besides Guy on accordion and piano, this CD features Steve Elson on clarinet, bass clarinet and soprano sax; John Hollenbeck on drums and percussion; Pete Donovan on acoustic bass; and Alex Meixner on accordion. The band achieves an ensemble sound that is at once unique and familiar, transiting seamlessly in the interstices between conventional instumental genres like jazz, classical, and avant-garde. Eminently listenable, this album keeps revealing new layers of intricacy each time you play it. The music is beautiful, the performances are phenomenal. Highly recommended for anyone interested in new musical horizons."