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Laurence Hobgood, Brian Torff, and Paul Wertico's Union is a busman's holiday for the musicians. On their second album, they take tunes from everywhere -- the folk song "Jacob's Ladder," Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Double Rainbow," Lionel Bart's "Where Is Love?" from the musical Oliver, and some originals -- and have fun with them, sometimes playing slowly and thoughtfully, sometimes melodically and warmly, sometimes in cacophonous free improvisation. The spontaneity of the sessions is added to by the recording process, which is strictly direct to stereo, unmixed and unedited, and in that sense true jazz. The players are familiar enough with each other to play sympathetically, but since they only get together occasionally, there are plenty of surprises. It may not be their best, most considered work, but there's some fine playing.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Union, MainArtist
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Union, MainArtist
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Union, MainArtist - 97 Account, MusicPublisher - Barking Green Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Union, MainArtist - 97 Account, MusicPublisher - DP ACCOUNT, MusicPublisher
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Union, MainArtist - Sony/ATV Harmony UK, MusicPublisher
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Union, MainArtist - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Union, MainArtist - Lakeview Music Publishing Co Ltd, MusicPublisher
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Union, MainArtist
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Union, MainArtist - Barking Green Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Union, MainArtist - 97 Account, MusicPublisher - Barking Green Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Union, MainArtist
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Union, MainArtist
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Union, MainArtist - 97 Account, MusicPublisher - Barking Green Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Union, MainArtist - 97 Account, MusicPublisher - Barking Green Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
Album review
Laurence Hobgood, Brian Torff, and Paul Wertico's Union is a busman's holiday for the musicians. On their second album, they take tunes from everywhere -- the folk song "Jacob's Ladder," Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Double Rainbow," Lionel Bart's "Where Is Love?" from the musical Oliver, and some originals -- and have fun with them, sometimes playing slowly and thoughtfully, sometimes melodically and warmly, sometimes in cacophonous free improvisation. The spontaneity of the sessions is added to by the recording process, which is strictly direct to stereo, unmixed and unedited, and in that sense true jazz. The players are familiar enough with each other to play sympathetically, but since they only get together occasionally, there are plenty of surprises. It may not be their best, most considered work, but there's some fine playing.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:06
- Main artists: Union
- Label: Naim Records
- Genre: Jazz
1999 Naim Audio Ltd 1999 Naim Audio Ltd
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