Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Mike Reed's People Places & Things - Clean On the Corner (482 Music 2012)


Musicians: Tim Haldeman (tenor saxophone), Greg Ward (alto saxophone), Jason Roebke (bass), Mike Reed (drums) with Craig Taborn (piano), Josh Berman (cornet)

"This Corner is at an intersection of Eric Dolphy, Mingus, Art Ensemble of Chicago, and Johnny Griffin - location, location, location!" — Mark Keresman, Icon

"... what's always most distinguished People, Places & Things is the members' high-level rapport... Saxophonists Greg Ward and Tim Haldeman both have an easy mastery of the stylistic languages of the past and present, and they can egg each other on, finish each other's phrases, and improvise simultaneously without ever getting in each other's way. Reed and bassist Jason Roebke embody Chicago's scrappy, unfussy blue-collar aesthetic in the best ways, giving the music a full-bodied thrust and emotional lift. " — Peter Margasak, The Chicago Reader

"Clean on the Corner should be considered 2012's album of the year..." — Mike Shanley, Shanley on Music
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