'Melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic ideas abound on this Minneapolis jazz trio's second album. All three members write, but drummer David King provides the album's most memorable melodies (and song titles). His Are We Going Steady? and This Is Your Ghost Train are subdued ballads that afford saxophonist Michael Lewis the opportunity to show off the sweeter side of his tone. Lewis' slowly building Mom Got a New Davenport is more a mood piece than a ballad. The World Begins and Ends in Your Combover -- another...   [ read more ]

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'Happy Apple's debut album was a masterpiece of contradictions, a blend of jazzy funk and rhythmic anarchy where attractive melodic lines rubbed shoulders with skronky mayhem. The band's saxophone-bass-drums lineup guarantees that its sound will be unique, if not downright abrasive, but what's continually surprising is how accessible this music is most of the time, and how well saxophonist Michael Lewis and bassist Erik Fratze manage to fill up the considerable amount of harmonic space available to them. ...   [ read more ]

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The Minneapolis, MN-based trio's fifth outing features more of the musicians' playful, rebellious spirit and enterprising methodologies, as the Youth Oriented motif is depicted in cartoonish fashion within the CD booklet. In addition, the artists' unique sound, consisting of alternative jazz-rock musings, has already spawned a rash of imitators within the modern jazz circuit. Nevertheless, the trio surges onward with more power-packed rock beats and flashy time changes. Notions of a {$Sonic You...   [ read more ]

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