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Quaternity
from Cups Magazine review by Richard Bryan The Coretet (Annelise Zamula - soprano sax , alto sax, flute; Tracy McMullen - tenor sax; Bill Noertker - bass; Dave Mihaly - drums) have been on the scene for many years, conjuring up their wondrous unity of jazz in local cafes and clubs. Sans keyboard or guitar the Coretet is free to soar in a kaleidoscopic swirl of harmonic and rhythmic senses that snake and undulate with a seemingly effortless cadence and joy of being. They imbrue themselves in the spirit of Ornette Coleman, the Art Ensemble, Eric Dolphy, and of course Master Coltrane to create this majestic music of subtle intensity and beautiful vision. The ten original tunes (and a great cover of Bloob Ulmer's "Big Tree") were sparklingly recorded live at Russian Hill Recording and McMullen and Mihaly especially shine bright. Quaternity is a worthy listening endeavor into the world of the jazz senses—local or universal. from Rough Trade Journal review by Eric Rose There's not a second wasted wasted on After the End of the World Coretet's Quaternity. It's jazz gone out. Ingredients include two sax players, one bassist, and one drummer. Dissonant and twisted exchanges between saxes create unordinary textures that somehow remain comfortable. A truly brilliant album. from BAM Magazine review by Steve Solder Also on the advancing front is San Francisco's After the End of the World Coretet. To be honest, I'd have gotten to the foursome's Quaternity CD some time back...except it fell behind my desk and I couldn't find it. Now I have and it's an uncommonly inviting example of post-Coltrane jazz. Reed players Annelise Zamula and Tracy McMullen maneuver through originals by all four players (the only cover is James Blood Ulmer's "Big Tree"), while bassist Bill Noertker and drummer Dave Mihaly provide supple and sympathetic support. 13
SF Bay Guardian review by John Shiurba Are you a jazz fan caught between warring sides, bored with neoconservative dribble, but not ready for the difficult listening of the most avant-garde explorations? Then AEWC is for you. On their second CD the local group manages to keep the sound accessible while charting unusual terrain on tunes such as "Holy Moly" and "Lepidopterology." Drummer Dave Mihaly's deep swing holds things together, while trumpeter John Birdsong and saxophonist Annelise Zamula spice things up with adventurous, but always lyrical solos. Whether or not you're waiting for the end of the world, at least you'll know the soundtrack is good. from Express review by Lee Hildebrand Trumpeter Jon Birdsong, tenor saxophonist-flutist Annelise Zamula, electric bassist Bill Noertker, and drummer Dave Mihaly— collectively known as the After the End of the World Coretet—create a remarkable cohesion of composition and improvisation on the thirteen original tunes on "13," their recently issued sophomore CD. The San Francisco quartet, whose open-ended music owes much to that of the early Ornette Coleman Quartet, makes infrequent appearances, which makes this record release at Yoshi's a special treat. from SF Weekly review by Silke Tudor Even at their most eccentric, the Coretet's working rapport after six years is evident. There is a symbiotic relationship among the players, one which allows their psychedelic jazz—a sort of musical storytelling that denotes color and evokes trance—to take the audience to the fringes of jazz without quite falling of the edge. from Jazz In Flight newsletter This engagement heralds the second and newest release by the After the End of the World Coretet, "13," a startling imaginative series of stories about the infinite beauty of the world we live in. The CD finds the core trio joined by trumpter Jon Birdsong and the result is a joyous and tuneful mixture of structure and surprise. The group cites blues, folk, post-bop, and free jazz as their inspiration but calls their music "jazz without cobwebs." Yoshi's will be the place to be tonight if your spirit needs refreshing to face the millenium. from Yoshi's calendar They make a good case for the abolishment of musical categories. From Ellington to Ornette, Gamelan to Guthrie, Handel to Hendrix. Join these genre-moshers in a rare Bay Area performance. |
Jon Birdsong -trumpet | Dave Mihaly - drumset | Bill Noertker - fretless electric bass | Annelise Zamula - tenor saxophone, flute
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