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A Collective Directive by Daniel Ian Smith
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fave it Free Jazz | Bebop
9 tracks | 76 minutes
Released Oct 2002
on Big and Phat Jazz Productions
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- sample lyrics "album only" 13:02 Critical Mass lyrics "album only" 13:02 Critical Mass lyrics "album only" 13:02 Critical Mass
- sample lyrics "album only" 10:22 A Prayer for Michael lyrics "album only" 10:22 A Prayer for Michael lyrics "album only" 10:22 A Prayer for Michael
- sample lyrics "album only" 04:23 Prelude lyrics "album only" 04:23 Prelude lyrics "album only" 04:23 Prelude
- sample lyrics "album only" 06:06 Overture lyrics "album only" 06:06 Overture lyrics "album only" 06:06 Overture
- sample lyrics "album only" 05:58 A Moment of Change lyrics "album only" 05:58 A Moment of Change lyrics "album only" 05:58 A Moment of Change
- sample lyrics "album only" 02:15 Postlude lyrics "album only" 02:15 Postlude lyrics "album only" 02:15 Postlude
- sample lyrics "album only" 10:19 Where Or When? lyrics "album only" 10:19 Where Or When? lyrics "album only" 10:19 Where Or When?
- sample lyrics "album only" 05:32 Dialogue 514 lyrics "album only" 05:32 Dialogue 514 lyrics "album only" 05:32 Dialogue 514
- sample lyrics "album only" 18:43 Rokko No Hinode lyrics "album only" 18:43 Rokko No Hinode lyrics "album only" 18:43 Rokko No Hinode
Original acoustic jazz; hardbop meets free jazz in a trio, quartet, and quintet setting.
Bio / Background
Daniel Ian Smith is a saxophonist who has performed in Asia, Europe and North America. He has performed and/or recorded with the likes of Claudio Roditi, Nick Brignola, George Russell, Maria Schneider, Kazumi Watanabe, Arturo Sandoval, Marty Ehrlich, Fred Ho, the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, the Joe Mulholland Sextet, the Big and Phat Jazz Orchestra, Mike Abene, and many others.
His new ensemble project and recording A Collective Directive, features Boston's most in demand rhythm section players in Luther Gray (Joe Morris, Jenny Toomey), Keala Kaumeheiwa (Patrice Williamson Quartet), Take Toriyama (Hal Crook, Brad Hatfield),in addition to composer and trumpet phenom Doug Olsen. The performances are loose and swinging, emphasizing each members personality and verve.
Everybody hits a home run on this one.
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