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Jumpin in the Future
Gunther Schuller
Jumpin in the Future
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
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All Artists: Gunther Schuller
Title: Jumpin in the Future
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: G.M. Recordings
Release Date: 7/10/2001
Album Type: Original recording reissued
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Avant Garde & Free Jazz, Modern Postbebop, Swing Jazz, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 781007301023
 

CD Reviews

Exceptional brilliance, diminished by poor audio
07/21/2001
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Gunther Schuller, Rennaissance Man and of American music and authority on early jazz, remains a well-kept secret to many jazz listeners, I suspect. That is a needless shame. It may stem largely from his lengthy tenure in the academic realm and a relative dearth of tangible, available jazz output. With so few albums available, one is understandably tempted. His classical, jazz and Third Stream blends of the two idioms, stir the imagination as well as the spirit. This is a concert recording, not a studio effort, and that's the problem here.The audio imperfections (extremely low levels, with whole sections of the band/orchestra so poorly mic'd as to be barely audible--and at times inadible) reflect sonic incompetence! Those who are enthusiastic followers of Gunther's oeuvre may still want to have this, despite the technical inadequacies. Schuller's work as a composer and arranger is rarely equaled or exceeded, but I do question the wisdom of releasing this music under circumstances which compromise our ability to enjoy it to the fullest. Strictly on a sonic level, a disappointment. Musically, just the opposite, so this is a tough call..."