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Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra:
Monk's Moods
(Water Baby 1001)
[Click artist name to see discography]
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
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Anthony Brown, percussion
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Louis Fasman, trumpet, flügelhorn
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Mark Izu, bass, Chinese mouth organ
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Melecio Magdaluyo, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, caj¢n
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Dave Martell, trombone, tuba
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Hafez Modirzadeh, tenor saxophone, alto clarinet
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Jim Norton, contra alto clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
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Wayne Wallace, trombone
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Hong Wang, Chinese viola, Chinese mouth organ
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Francis Wong, tenor saxophone, clarinet
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John Worley, trumpet, flügelhorn
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Qin Zhao Yang, Chinese hammered dulcimer
Monk's Mood
· Jackie-ing
· Brilliant Corners
· Evidence
· Misterioso
· Hackensack
· Crepuscule with Nellie
· Little Rootie Tootie
· Friday the Thirteenth
· Pannonica
Brilliant arrangements combining traditional Chinese instruments with innovative, ear-engaging arrangements of Monk -- with Monkmeister Steve Lacy, t'boot! Hot off the heels of Brown's Grammy-nominated Ellington tribute, this is terrific.
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