Chamber Jazz / World Jazz Composers: Charles Pillow, Billie Holiday, Hermeto Pascoal, Tony Williams, Thelonious Monk About the music: While in Pass Manchac features Scott Wendholt from the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and Pillow on alto Charlotte and Evan features Gary Versace on piano and Pillow on alto Don't Explain is a tour de force for the one and only Vic Juris on guitar Pascoal's Bebe is one of his most well known compositions, practically a Brazilian standard. It's given a slower treatment here, featuring Gary Versace on accordion, Pillow on clarinet and the percussion and drumming of Rogerio Boccato and Rich Thompson Williams' Pee Wee first appeared on Miles' Sorcerer, from 1967, a period where Wayne Shorter supplied most of the compositions for the group. This one features Vic Juris on guitar and Pillow on alto flute Oska T is one of Monk's most underperformed pieces. Here Scott Wendholt and Alan Ferber stretch out and show how versatile they are Abschied, Ray features Gary Versace Atchafalaya Fiction features Alan Ferber who shows why he is in such demand and Gary Versace again demonstrates his remarkable talents Personnel: Charles Pillow - compositions, arrangements, flute, alto flute, clarinet, alto and soprano saxophone, oboe, english horn Scott Wendholt - trumpet Alan Ferber - trombone Chris Komer - french horn Marcus Rojas - tuba Todd Groves - bass clarinet, clarinet, flute Vic Juris - guitar Gary Versace - piano Jeff Campbell - bass Jay Anderson - bass Mark Ferber - drums Rich Thompson - drums Rogerio Boccato - percussion Hiroko Taguchi - violin Whitney Lagrange - violin Lisa Matricardi - violin Todd Low - viola Orlando Wells - viola Alisa Horn - cello Allison Seidner - cello
