Home  CD's Aardvark Steps Out (1993)
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This debut CD is a great sampler of the band's range, "from screech to swing" as the Boston Phoenix said. Here is a sampling of response to our music:
"Aardvark Steps Out, footprints a rumble with jurassic import and power. The uncontrollable aspects of a juggernaut unleashed provide much of the Aardvark's awe-inspiring audience fascination." Downbeat
". . . relentless dedication to a cutting-edge approach . . . with exciting exploratory solos." Boston Globe
"Aardvark Steps Out is a bracing walk on the wild side of the big band spectrum. . . Aardvark suggests the best and brashest of Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, George Russell, and even Frank Zappa. . . In all, a refreshing breath of spirited yet structured rebellion from the tried and true. On, Aardvark!" Jazz Times
TRACKS
1 Echoes (5:50)
2 Gil (9:34)
3 Scamology (7:46)
4 Mutant Trumpets (4:55)
5 For Edward (3:32)
6 Zippy Manifesto (23:57)
7 Blue Sequence (9:19)
8 Freedom Song (6:31) LISTEN ALBUM CREDITS - Dr. Toby Mountain Mastering
- Rick Nelson Guitar
- Mike Peipman Trumpet
- Bob Pilkington Trombone, French Horn
- Phil Scarff Saxophone, Wind, Woodwind
- Jeanne Snodgrass Trumpet
- Marshall Sealy French Horn
- David Broderick Engineer
- Arni Cheatham Saxophone, Wind, Woodwind
- Jerry Edwards Bass (Electric), Contrabassoon, Vocals
- Craig Ellis Percussion, Drums
- Donna Hewitt-Didham Percussion, Vocals
- Joe Higgins Vocals, Contrabass Violin, Contrabass Trombone
- Jay Keyser Trombone, French Horn
- Jeff Marsankas Trombone
- Brian McCree Vocals, Contrabass Trombone, Contrabass Violin
- Raj Mehta Trumpet
- Harry Wellott Bass (Electric), Drums, Vocals
- Jeff Marsanskis Trombone, French Horn
- Rick Nelson Guitar
- Kate Matson Design, Cover Art
- Rajesh Mehta Trumpet
- Peter H. Bloom Saxophone, Wind, Woodwind
- Ken Filiano Vocals, Contrabass Violin, Contrabass Trombone
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CD features jazz legend Sheila Jordan whom the Music Hound Jazz Guide called "one of the most daring and distinctive vocalists in jazz" in the world; premier performance of Mark Harvey's Christmas Cantata, (written for and inspired by Kip Tiernan, Boston social activist and founder of Rosie's Place); other offerings include a soulful Gospel/blues rendition of Silent Night, a polyrhythmic Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella; and the Afro-Jazz smoker, Benedictus, from Harvey's jazz mass. Click image at right for a full-size view of CD art.