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This well-rendered, joyfully rocking, jazzy and coolly swinging - not to mention crazy and from the outer limits - live date (recorded at N.Y.C.' S Iridium Jazz Club in 2004) serves as a celebration of the marriage of both idioms, as well as a 20th anniversary party for the legendary and drummer's famed band. The expanded orchestra concept began as a joint-force venture between the repertoire and woodwind player 's London-based, nine-piece.

With taking on the formidable arrangement duties, the material - a cross-section of classic and new pieces - is infused with fresh energy and remarkable depth. The set launches with the fluttering jam 'Libreville,' which swirls staccato flute and trumpet runs (by and Alex Siplagin, respectively) over jazzy piano and odd-metered, calypso-based bass and percussion. 'Pigalle' is likewise a seductive, jump-for-joy free for all, while 'Speaking in Wooden Tongues' goes through various phases of fusion, world music, and avant-garde, all the while allowing for extensive jazz improvisations (particularly by ). Some tracks like the ballad 'It Needn't End in Tears' are easier for listeners who prefer understandable melodies, but artsier-minded fans might enjoy stumbling through the chaos of the final track, 'The Wooden Man Sings, and the Stone Woman Dances,' to get to the more structured sections.

Earthworks Underground Orchestra

Although jazz has left behind its America-centricity and become a more international language, a mysterious chasm still exists between the American and UK jazz scenes. For every artist like Kenny Wheeler who has achieved American recognition, a dozen others have not. But with Earthworks Underground Orchestra, drummer and woodwind multi-instrumentalist Tim Garland narrow the gap, proving that swing is more than a defined rhythm—it's a feel, with an expanding definition. Bruford's 1980s electro-acoustic quartet began a gradual move away from his art rock background with and Yes; the late-1990s acoustic Earthworks signaled a more concerted drive towards a purer jazz aesthetic.

The truth, however, is more complicated, since music really develops along a continuum. While Earthworks' recent Random Acts of Happiness (Summerfold, 2004) was informed by an undeniably cosmopolitan jazziness, its detailed compositional constructs, complex polyrhythms and irregular meters revealed Bruford's progressive roots, despite a looser and more intuitively responsive playing style.

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Culled from a stint at New York's Iridium jazz club, Earthworks Underground Orchestra began as a marriage of Garland's London-based nine-piece Dean Street Underground Orchestra and the Earthworks repertoire after Garland joined the group in 2003. For the December, 2004 Iridium date, Bruford and Garland recruited New York players like saxophonist Steve Wilson, trumpeter Alex Sipiagin and pianist Henry Hey. With Garland's not insignificant skills as an arranger, the material—a cross-section of Earthworks material old and new—is infused with new life and greater depth. Garland's sleight of hand makes the orchestra feel even larger than it is. 'Libreville,' from 1980s Earthworks, is reinvented as a kind of odd-metered calypso, with flutes, muted trumpets and trombone morphing the original melody into rich counterpoint. Another 1980s tune, 'Up North,' deconstructs the simple I-IV-V theme, Garland passing it around from horn to horn. Rather than reproducing the strong backbeat of the original recording's solo section, Bruford plays it lighter and introduces an Afro-Cuban vibe, with Wilson and trombonist Rock Ciccarone delivering the kind of strong solos that define the entire set, leading into a kind of structured free-for-all at the song's end.

Garland's more complex and stylistically varied writing will be no surprise to those familiar with (Sirocco, 2005). Despite the episodic nature of 'Speaking in Wooden Tongues,' it never lacks focus; Bruford's open-minded interplay is a highlight during Wilson's modal solo. Bruford's evolution as a writer is also clear. Garland's tour-de-force arrangement of Bruford's 'The Wooden Man Sings, and the Stone Woman Dances' hints at greater freedom, deeper harmonic understanding, and Bruford at his most swinging. Bruford continues to reinforce a clear line from art rocker to authentic jazzer. But his recent work, specifically his collaborations with Garland, demonstrates an accelerated development. Complex yet accessible scores, broad textures, and unassailable grooves make Earthworks Underground Orchestra an album that deserves to gain Bruford and Garland a firmer foothold with North American jazz audiences.

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Visit and on the web. Track Listing: Libreville; Up North; Pigalle; Speaking in Wooden Tongues; Footloose and Fancy Free; Bajo del Sol; It Needn't End in Tears; The Wooden Man Sings, and the Stone Woman Dances. Personnel: Bill Bruford: drums, percussion; Tim Garland: tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, bass clarinet; Jon Owens: trumpet, Alex 'Sasha' Sipiagin: trumpet; Rock Ciccarone: trombone (1-3,6-8); Robin Eubanks: trombone (4, 5); Chris Karlic: baritone saxophone, flute; Steve Wilson: alto and soprano saxophones, flute; Henry Hey: piano; Mike Pope: electric and acoustic bass.

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