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Mulberry Street Part II: Scaring Evil Spirits Away with Joyful Sounds by Jeff Fairbanks Project Hansori

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"Mulberry Street Part II: Scaring Evil Spirits Away with Joyful Sounds" by Jeff Fairbanks' Project Hansori

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Album Title: Mulberry Street
Label: Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records
Released: 2011

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2nd movement of 4 part suite about NYC Chinatown funerals. Scaring evil spirits is a purpose of music in certain Chinese Buddhist funerals. With original themes written in a Chinese folk style, using four soprano saxes to mimic the oboe-like suona.

Soloists: Fred Ho, bari sax; Erica von Kleist, alto sax. Includes 3 sizes of gongs.

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July 1, 2011

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