Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Fred Lonberg-Holm's Fast Citizens - Gather (Delmark 2012)

Formed in 2002, The Fast Citizens are the Chicago-based sextet of Aram Shelton, Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Anton Hatwich and Frank Rosaly. With a rotating leadership, they have made three records, each featuring a different member. Continuing the exploratory tradition of their first two albums - Jackson's Ready Everyday (DMK 571) and Shelton's Two Cities (DMK 590) - Gather augments their jazz, experimental and free improvised vocabulary with an ever expanding set of references ranging from the popular to the esoteric. 

Tracklist:

1. Infra-Pass

2. It's a Tough Grid
3. Later News
4. Lazy Day
5. Faster, Citizens! Kill! Kill!
6. Simpler Days
7. Roses

Personnel:


Fred Lonberg-Holm - сello, сornet, guitar

Aram Shelton - сlarinet, сornet, sax (alto)
Keefe Jackson - clarinet (bass), reed trumpet, sax (tenor)
Josh Berman - сornet
Anton Hatwich - bass, trumpet
Frank Rosaly - drums, trumpet