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Do you think free jazz has to be completely inaccessible and humorless? Enter the Flying Luttenbachers. This reissue of the cassette originally released on the band's own ugEXPLODE label is the only recording of the original Luttenbacher lineup, which included avant-garde jazz veteran Hal Russell. Playing what drummer/clarinetist Weasel Walter calls "punk jazz" in his liner notes, all the hallmarks of free jazz are here, with squawking saxophones and clarinet, though taken to the "punk" extreme when played over Walter's incessant, hyperspeed drumming. Still, the music is not entirely formless. Listen closely and you'll hear melodies and recurring themes.
Russell sounds like he's having a ball with his two young bandmates, trading off humorous between-song, even mid-song banter with Weasel Walter. Humor is injected into the proceedings at numerous times. "Edge of Night" is, according to Russell, stolen from a soap opera, though the Luttenbachers are able to suitably twist the song into jazz. During "Throwing Bricks," the music temporarily stops for a second in the middle of the song so Weasel Walter can ask his bandmates if it's time for his drum solo. When confirmed by the others, he proceeds to beat the living daylight out of his drums. But this is not to say that the music is not taken seriously. Live at WNUR proves to be both a fun and engaging listening, descriptions that do not often go hand-in-hand with free jazz.
© Stanton Swihart /TiVo
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Hal Russell, Composer - The Flying Luttenbachers, MainArtist
1992 Ugexplode 1992 Ugexplode
The Flying Luttenbachers, MainArtist - Christopher Walter, Composer
1992 Ugexplode 1992 Ugexplode
Albert Ayler, Composer - The Flying Luttenbachers, MainArtist
1992 Ugexplode 1992 Ugexplode
The Flying Luttenbachers, MainArtist - Christopher Walter, Composer
1992 Ugexplode 1992 Ugexplode
Hal Russell, Composer - The Flying Luttenbachers, MainArtist
1992 Ugexplode 1992 Ugexplode
Hal Russell, Composer - The Flying Luttenbachers, MainArtist
1992 Ugexplode 1992 Ugexplode
Albert Ayler, Composer - The Flying Luttenbachers, MainArtist
1992 Ugexplode 1992 Ugexplode
Hal Russell, Composer - The Flying Luttenbachers, MainArtist
1992 Ugexplode 1992 Ugexplode
Album review
Do you think free jazz has to be completely inaccessible and humorless? Enter the Flying Luttenbachers. This reissue of the cassette originally released on the band's own ugEXPLODE label is the only recording of the original Luttenbacher lineup, which included avant-garde jazz veteran Hal Russell. Playing what drummer/clarinetist Weasel Walter calls "punk jazz" in his liner notes, all the hallmarks of free jazz are here, with squawking saxophones and clarinet, though taken to the "punk" extreme when played over Walter's incessant, hyperspeed drumming. Still, the music is not entirely formless. Listen closely and you'll hear melodies and recurring themes.
Russell sounds like he's having a ball with his two young bandmates, trading off humorous between-song, even mid-song banter with Weasel Walter. Humor is injected into the proceedings at numerous times. "Edge of Night" is, according to Russell, stolen from a soap opera, though the Luttenbachers are able to suitably twist the song into jazz. During "Throwing Bricks," the music temporarily stops for a second in the middle of the song so Weasel Walter can ask his bandmates if it's time for his drum solo. When confirmed by the others, he proceeds to beat the living daylight out of his drums. But this is not to say that the music is not taken seriously. Live at WNUR proves to be both a fun and engaging listening, descriptions that do not often go hand-in-hand with free jazz.
© Stanton Swihart /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:22
- Main artists: The Flying Luttenbachers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ugexplode
- Genre: Jazz Free Jazz & Avant-Garde
1992 Ugexplode 1992 Ugexplode
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