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Wildcrafted: Live at the Dakota
Geoffrey Keezer
Wildcrafted: Live at the Dakota
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
  •  Track Listings (9) - Disc #1

The trio opens the set with Stompin? at the Savoy (Sampson, Goodman and Webb), a fresh new take on a classic jazz chestnut. Tea and Watercolors (Keezer) is an original inspired by a friend's apartment by the sea, suffused...  more »

     

CD Details

All Artists: Geoffrey Keezer
Title: Wildcrafted: Live at the Dakota
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Max Jazz Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 10/25/2005
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 610614021522

Synopsis

Album Description
The trio opens the set with Stompin? at the Savoy (Sampson, Goodman and Webb), a fresh new take on a classic jazz chestnut. Tea and Watercolors (Keezer) is an original inspired by a friend's apartment by the sea, suffused with aromas of brewing chai spices and boldly colored walls decorated with homemade paintings. Koikugari Bushi (Sadao China) is a celestial composition where Geoffrey gives his audience a glimpse into his love of Okinawan music. The trio excites the crowd with Mirrim (Keezer), a catchy original composition that is a ?fasten your seat belt? showcase of the strong musicianship of the trio. On Venus As A Boy (Björk) Geoffrey brings an ?island easiness? to this popular singers? composition. The Kindest Soul (For J.W.) (Keezer) is a warm gesture to one of his life teachers, the late, great pianist James Williams. Black and Tan Fantasy (Ellington/Miley) is a freshly polished nugget from the treasure chest of the late, great Duke Ellington. The trio swings full on. The set closes with two compelling originals by Geoffrey. Ghost in the Photograph (Keezer) conveys visions of an old ballroom in a forgotten hotel, with sepia toned photographs on the wall of dancers long departed - or maybe the apparition that appears if someone dashes in front of a camera set to long exposure. Breath of the Volcano (Keezer) was inspired by a volcano in Japan that breathes sulphur smoke from its boiling, craggy nostrils.

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CD Reviews

Like being at the show.
John Russon | Toronto, ON Canada | 12/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This new Geoff Keezer album is fantastic. It's general genre is straight-ahead jazz, but with the rhythmic and harmonic freshness and virtuosity that characterizes the great new players like Geoff Keezer, Brad Mehldau, Bill Stewart, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Jorge Rossy, etc. What is specially good about it, though, is the way it captures the "live" experience. Sometimes you go to a club and hear a set that is too good to believe, and you're gripping your seat with a feeling of great urgency, feeling totally seized by the music. That's what it's like to listen to this album. I'm on the edge of my seat from the first note to the last, so much so that I need to stop it sometimes to take a break. It's the best album I've heard in awhile. You can't lose with this album."