Search - Andy Biskin, Ibid, Brian Drye :: Act Necessary

01. Act Necessary 6:17 -- 02. Companion Piece 4:47 -- 03. Just Like Me 4:45 -- 04. Page 175:52 -- 05. What I Wouldn't Give 5:32 -- 06. Balderdash 4:40 -- 07. Whirligig 7:22 -- 08. Pretext 6:41 -- 09. The Titans 5:06 -- 10. Annie's Day 1:39 -- -- -- -- Andy Biskin is a clarinetist, composer, and filmmaker recognized for his omnivorous musical imagination and 20/20 vision for irony. Taking inspiration equally from Raymond Scott, Charles Ives, Thelonious Monk, and Igor Stravinsky, Biskin leads several ensembles and has composed scores for film, dance, and theater. -- -- Born in San Antonio, Texas, and raised by musician parents, Biskin's early musical universe included symphony concerts, marching bands, Dixieland jazz, conjunto (Mexican folk) music, and German polkas. In high school he led a polka and waltz band, and the sound of clarinets blending with trumpet and trombone have influenced his music ever since. -- -- Biskin is up to his old tricks again on Act Necessary, the debut release by his new quartet, Ibid. Mashing up everything from polkas and New Orleans jazz to funk and Tin Pan Alley, Biskin shoehorns sophisticated compositional elements into epic miniature tunes. His all-star quartet, featuring cornetist Kirk Knuffke, trombonist Brian Drye, and drummer Jeff Davis, handles each musical hairpin turn with infectious enthusiasm and deep insight into the music's many subtleties. -- -- -- -- -- -- (Source: artist website) -- -- -- UPC 693879001423 -- -- -- The Amazon ASIN for the mp3 version of this CD is B00KJW2KA2 -- -- -- Another listing by Zip