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We Are MTO
Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
We Are MTO
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
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NPR's All Things Considered described Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra like this: 'MTO slides between the old and the new, taking musical cues from talented but little-known jazz bands from the 1920s and '...  more »

     
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All Artists: Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
Title: We Are MTO
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: MOWO INC
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 10/21/2008
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Avant Garde & Free Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 896540001047

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NPR's All Things Considered described Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra like this: 'MTO slides between the old and the new, taking musical cues from talented but little-known jazz bands from the 1920s and '30s that worked the juke joints and ballrooms of the Cotton Belt and the Midwest.' Indeed Bernstein and company embrace vintage sounds and tweak them through their very own post-modern filter. Classics like 'Viper Song' and 'Its Tight Jim' are reinvented to speak in the 21st century, without sacrificing any big band swing authenticity. More contemporary fair like The Beatles' 'All You Need Is Love' are treated as if they straight from Count Basie's repertoire. With a line-up featuring Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum, Clark Gayton, Eric Lawrence, Doug Wieselman, Charles Burnham, Matt Munisteri, Doug Wamble, Ben Allison and Ben Perowsky, expect WE ARE MTO to be among this year's best jazz records.
 

CD Reviews

Pretty good old-meets-new jazz
Anthony Cooper | Louisville, KY United States | 02/16/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Steven Bernstein takes his trumpet up to play some old-fashioned jazz with definitely modern sensibilities on "We Are MTO". He has a nonet for most songs, and they're augmented by a singer for two songs. Bernstein is known for playing jazz with his notes sliding around. He plays his lines here a little straighter than usual, but there's still a woozy feel to the music. The music is pretty good, though I think the Microscopic Septet does a similar thing a little better. The wobbly notes are okay for me, but the rhythm is sometimes too wobbly for my tastes. I'm also not crazy about the vocals on "Viper Song" and "Makes No Difference" -- too much 'fun', not enough fun. Most of the songs are good, and it's a 4-star disc, though I put it on the lower half of 4-star discs."