TERMINAL 4
Terminal 4 (Truck Stop)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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Every time I put this on, I end up smacking my forehead and exclaiming, "Oh yeah! So that's what been bouncing around in my head all week!" This album is full of wonderful, hummable cello-bass-guitar-trombone instrumentals that range from near-waltz-sounding pieces to stuff directly inspired by smoky jazz clubs. These pieces are incredibly vital and energy-charged, with roaring trombone solos, strange, Tarzan-movie reminiscent percussion choices, and scratchy-to-plunky-to-classical cello interludes. I loathe to even stick this in the free-jazz category, just because each piece flows like an actual song, but it's far, far from the stale and structured jazz recordings I grew up hearing pour out of my dad's office at night.

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