Just for the record: By no means is this meant to be a "Ooh, I reviewed a really noisy album and now I'm doing some jazz songs, am I not ECLECTIC?", no, it's more of a "Ok I just killed my brain listening to The Angelic Process and now I need something quieter", because square waves tend to get really annoying.
SOOOOO this is really good. Perhaps this was made especcially to appeal to jazz philistines, I dunno, but those who hate the solo-for-a-really-long-time jazz style songs will find a lot to enjoy here. As with everything Louis did, it's short as (only about 3 and a half minutes) and it's also really melodic. Those like me who find Louis's ballads to be completely insufferable should enjoy these tunes, as they're fairly frantic and melodic and actually quite interesting :O !!! Don't really have anything else to say, except that Perdido is catchy as all hell and has some great piano lines, whereas Clarinet Marmalade has some truly epic classically-influenced clarinet shredding, and they're both REALLY GOOD.
That's pretty much it. Jazz that's accessible and pretty enjoyable but also really skillful. Great for preparing munchies too and for attempting swing dancing, but I wouldn't try to start a mosh with it.
ALSO: I got this from some torrent, it's from 'The Great Chicago Concert 1956', which seems to be an excellent live gig, well worth tracking down.
When Stoned: 4 stars
When Sober: 3 stars (just because jazz isn't normally my thang)
LINKY:
Perdido
Clarinet Marmalade
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