What’s behind THE RED DOOR? For pianist Orrin Evans, that question has come to symbolize the daring path his life and music have taken over the course of his three-decade career. On his latest album, he once again flings that door open, delighting in the collaborators, friends, inspiration, and history that he finds inside.
La fonction du balai 1990, Cleveland, frontière du Grand Désert d'Ohio. Lenore Beadsman a des soucis : son petit ami et patron est un jaloux qui a plus de complexes que de cheveux, son arrière-grand-mère a disparu de sa maison de retraite avec vingt-cinq autres pensionnaires et sa perruche se met à débiter des inepties, devenant la star d'une chaîne de télévision chrétienne…
Blowing up Mostly Other People Do the Killing from its core quartet to a septet may seem like an invitation to dance on the musical third rail. The group that has always straddled the broad and fuzzy line between tradition and chaotic improvisation, has nevertheless managed that process with a mixture of sophistication, revelation and unbridled enthusiasm. Loafer's Hollow is a surprising entry to their catalog of one-dozen releases.