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Mary Halvorson - Meltframe (2015) {Firehouse 12 Records FH12-04-01-021}
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© 2015 Firehouse 12 Records / Mary Halvorson | FH12-04-01-021
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Modern Jazz / Guitar

Mary Halvorson’s "Meltframe" is the product of three years of gestation and refinement. Initially conceived as a solo guitar album made up of jazz standards, the final document is comprised of modern compositions long admired by Mary, the oldest being Duke Ellington’s "Solitude". The remainder of the pieces date between the early 1960s through to Tomas Fujiwara’s "When", a recent addition to the book of music for The Hook Up, an ensemble in which Halvorson is a charter member.

Mary Halvorson Octet - Away With You (2016) {Firehouse 12 FH12-04-01-024}
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© 2016 Firehouse 12 / Mary Halvorson | FH12-04-01-024
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Guitar

Continuing her streak of outstanding releases, guitarist extraordinaire Mary Halvorson once again shows her determination to build upon her unique style as a composer and bandleader. She's taken her septet from 2013's superb Illusionary Sea and added an eighth member, pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn, and the resulting music is typical Halvorson: harmonically complex, emotionally compelling, and full of interesting moments worth savoring.