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Scary Hair by Jim Olsen

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"Scary Hair" by Jim Olsen

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Album Title: We See Stars
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2014

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About the Album

For his most recent release as a leader, composer Jim Olsen decided to forgo his usual big band palette for a smaller, more intimate ensemble. Assembling an all-star nonet of friends, teachers and colleagues, Olsen crafted settings that would showcase these outstanding musicians in some very different musical environments. From the harsh electric landscape of "Dark Sun" to the jaunty swing of "Illogical Conclusion," the band, including trumpeter Bobby Shew, saxophonists Dick Oatts and Lynn Baker, and pianist John Harmon, were given free rein to wander through these soundscapes and add their unique voices to the proceedings. The result is a CD that moves from straight-ahead swing and balladry to Stravinskian rhythmic constructions.

Tracks

Scary Hair; Dark Sun; Illogical Conclusion; Shard; What Needs to Be Said; Wistful; We See Stars; Running Amok.

Personnel

Additional Personnel

Jim Olsen: composer, arranger, flutes; Bobby Shew: trumpet, flugelhorn; Dana Heitman: trumpet, flugelhorn; Dick Oatts: alto, soprano sax; Hashem Assadullahi: alto, soprano sax; Lynn Baker: tenor, soprano sax; Glenn Bonney: trombone; John Harmon: piano, electric piano; Andrea Niemiec: basses; Jason Palmer: drums; Mike Snyder: congas, percussion.

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February 4, 2014

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