Is It, by Gondwana Jazz Band

Is It

by Gondwana Jazz Band

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1.	FOUT 02:16	info	buy track
2.	You're Blasé 04:47	info	buy track
3.	Festa 02:24	info	buy track
4.	Criss Cross 02:41	info	buy track
5.	You Never Know 02:21	info	buy track
6.	Stolen Moments 04:03	info	buy track
7.	Sunny Day 03:07	info	buy track
8.	CumuloNimbus 04:47	info	buy track
9.	Honey Bee 02:49	info	buy track
10.	Go Splish 03:00	info	buy track
11.	Right Next Too 03:20	info	buy track
12.	Goodbye Porkpie Hat 06:02	info	buy track
13.	Hoop Loop Blues 03:58	info	buy track
14.	Regarding Sunsets 05:58	info	buy track
15.	El Choclo 03:21	info	buy track
16.	77 03:30	info	buy track

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Released in 1997, Is It showcases Gondwana's ability to handle a full range of jazz styles. From the opening track FOUT with it's in-your-face 7/4 improve, followed by the telling ballad You're Blase´. Throw in some straight-ahead jazz tunes like Honey Bee, Goodbye Porkpie Hat and Monk's Criss Cross. While Festa will have your foot bouncing, You Never Know tells it like it is. Sunny Day is a hot one. The saxes are loud and proud on Go Splish. Rochelle's rendition of El Choclo will make you believe in lips of fire. The beautiful Cumulonimbus and Regarding Sunsets will stay in your mind long after hearing them. 77 is a rythmic puzzle. 11 of the 16 cuts are Gondwana originals.

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released January 26, 2020

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Gondwana Jazz Band Minneapolis, Minnesota

Gondwana is a five-piece band of musicians who have been playing jazz together for over thirty years – long enough to take a tune to the edge without losing their footing.

Take a listen. Just when you think you know where they’re going, they take you somewhere else - deconstructing and reconstructing the continents of rhythm and sound.

Surprise, variety and originality are Gondwana’s trademarks. ... more

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