Strange Flower by Tiptons Sax Quartet & Drums
12 songs penned by each of the players, inspired by the lonely echo of train whistles at night, scientific findings on bees from Harper’s Magazine, and covering genres from micro-Big Band to Gospel, Bluegrass to Balkan, Whimsical Jazz to Nocturnal Funk. Chris Stromquist on Drums. Musical scores available upon request.
Tracklist
| 1. | Agora | 3:27 |
| 2. | Luce Azzura | 7:59 |
| 3. | Der Nister | 5:56 |
| 4. | Blue Cashews | 4:59 |
| 5. | Song for Marjorie | 4:27 |
| 6. | I Klaxon della Notte | 3:38 |
| 7. | Locking Horns | 7:25 |
| 8. | Impish | 5:33 |
| 9. | Inner Pippi | 2:54 |
| 10. | Sheltering Storm | 4:50 |
| 11. | Slide Over Baby | 2:27 |
| 12. | Strange Flowers (Piacere Alveare) | 3:49 |
Credits
released November 1, 2010
Amy Denio: alto sax, clarinet, voice; Jessica Lurie: alto & tenor sax, voice; Sue Orfield: tenor sax, voice; Tina Richerson: baritone sax, voice; Chris Stromquist: drums
Amy Denio: alto sax, clarinet, voice; Jessica Lurie: alto & tenor sax, voice; Sue Orfield: tenor sax, voice; Tina Richerson: baritone sax, voice; Chris Stromquist: drums
License
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Based in New York, Seattle, and Eau Claire, the Tiptons perform original compositions and arrangements of world music on saxes, clarinet, voices and drums/percussion. With music that covers musical territory from New Orleans “second – line” to jazz, Afro-Cuban to Balkan, Klezmer and beyond, the Tiptons create some of the wildest sounds ever to come out of a sax quartet..