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"New Code is the fourth release by The Peggy Lee Band and the first that sees the band expanded from a sextet to an octet. The three horns blend beautifully for a warm, full sound and the two guitars take turns at covering written parts leaving the other free to colour the music with abstract textures or full out soloing...Vancouver-based cellist Peggy Lee plays the field between jazz and new music, currently receiving international recognition as one of Vancouver's finest improvisers. Upon arriving in Vancouver in 1989, Peggy Lee has participated in numerous creative projects. She is a member of Talking Pictures and Standing Wave, a new music ensemble dedicated to performing new written works by Canadian composers. Other performance collaborations include work with keyboardist Wayne Horvitz, trumpeter Dave Douglas, guitarist Nels Cline (Wilco) and guitarist Bill Frisell.http://www.squidco.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=10792
Fair fare...http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8189820Jewel. sweet and wildThe Peggy Lee Band, new code
Not familiar with this Jewel CD. Is it anything like her first couple of albums?
William Susman is a pianist-composer who received academic training while enamored with jazz, Afro-Cuban musics, and various Western "popular" traditions. Little of the latter shows up here, but plenty of the former. The 17 cuts are arranged according to film scores he composed, and they strongly reflect Romantic, Impressionist, and post-Impressionist days. Grabbing ex-Kronos Joan Jeanrenaud (here) on cello and Mira Stroika (no relation to Pera) on accordion and vocals, he's crafted a CD to stand with Harold Budd, Federico Mompou, Philip Glass, Michael Nyman, and Gavin Bryars.http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p05604.htm
