Happy Apple – New York CD (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Happy Apple – New York CD (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:06:41 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Jazz
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For over 25 years, the Minneapolis based collective, Happy Apple, has delivered its own enigmatic vision of jazz and improvised music to an adoring cognoscenti of listeners. Though they’ve found favor from the jazz community at large, the trio of saxophonist Michael Lewis, bassist Erik Fratzke, and drummer Dave King remains a band of outsiders, three independent personalities with eclectic tastes and styles providing music with an obtuse Midwestern charm.Mostly known for their electric live performances, Happy Apple has been a hard beast to capture on record. Though they recorded frequently in the early 2000s, the members admit that much they recorded never truly captured their “real” band sound. So, when Happy Apple decided to record after a long hiatus, they decided to get it right. “New York CD” is the recording that the band agrees finally captures the essence of Happy Apple.

Happy Apple came together during the mid-1990s as an outlet for Lewis, Fratzke, and King’s experiments with improvisation and composition. The group amassed a book of nearly 150 pieces, most of which were never recorded. During the early 2000s, the group found themselves in position to document their music. The typical challenges of recording led to strong, respected albums but albums that the group never truly felt captured their spirit.

Tracklist:

1-01. Happy Apple – Just a Little Splash for the Senator (08:16)
1-02. Happy Apple – Vermilion Nocturne (07:08)
1-03. Happy Apple – Black and Blue Magic (07:28)
1-04. Happy Apple – 1976 Aquatennial Parade (06:28)
1-05. Happy Apple – Turquoise Jewelry (05:46)
1-06. Happy Apple – Antonym Requiem (06:54)
1-07. Happy Apple – Computer Aided Drafting (05:53)
1-08. Happy Apple – Vanity Plate (06:49)
1-09. Happy Apple – White Belt Rock (06:35)
1-10. Happy Apple – The Broad Side of the Silent Barn (05:19)

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