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BUY NOW Artists Annelise Zamula - tenor saxophone, flute Jenny Maybee - piano Jason Levis - drums Bill Noertker - double bass |
HEAR SOUNDCLIP NOW Tunes 1) Black Cat 2) More Fun 3) Fork 4) Hi Jinx 5) Blue Rothko Or Just Oranges (Levis) 6) Rufus Medley: 7) Let the Cosmics Lead 8) Bear Den |
| This is the first release of the Noertker's Moxie live at the SIMM Series recordings on CD-R. Recorded 4 April, 2004 by the great Karen Stackpole. During the week of bassist Bill Noertker's 43rd birthday he composed one tune every day for seven days. This suite is the result. Tunes inspired by Malachi Favors, Romare Bearden, my tax preparation goddesses, friday the thirteenth (not the movie), a fork in the road, and a color. Also includes a sing along and a tune by drummer Jason Levis. In the last decade, Bill Noertker has composed over 150 original pieces of music for jazz ensemble. His compositions point to the continuity between the jazz tradition and the avant-garde. His use of group improvisation and his attention to the individual voices of each of his bandmates call forth the human element so sorely missing from much of today’s jazz. |