News from the Mystic Auricle
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| News from the Mystic Auricle | ||||
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| Released | 2008 | |||
| Recorded | February 3, 2007 | |||
| Studio | Park West, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 69:39 | |||
| Label | Not Two | |||
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News from the Mystic Auricle is an album by American jazz trombonist Steve Swell, which was recorded in 2007 and released on the Polish Not Two label. He presents a new band called Rivers of Sound Ensemble, extending Slammin' the Infinite with trumpeter Roy Campbell and Hilliard Greene instead of Matthew Heyner on bass.[1]
The All About Jazz review by Jeff Stockton notes that "With the horns coming together and cleaving apart in a continuous seamless flow and Greene's strings squealing under his bow, it's Klaus Kugel's tireless drumming that tethers Campbell, Swell and Mateen to the ground."[2] In another review for All About Jazz John Sharpe states "These guys are masters of this art and close listening reveals a wealth of incidental detail, particularly from the rhythmic axis of Kugel and Greene, which illuminates this highly recommended outing."[3]
