Brooklyn Babylon
) | Label: NEW AMSTERDAM RECORDS Catalog: NWAM046 Format: CD DARCY JAMES ARGUE'S SECRET SOCIETYWorking with his 18-piece big band, Brooklyn-based Canadian modern composer Darcy James Argue has fashioned a unique musical document in the form of a series of compositions used as both a mirror to and companion piece for a graphic novel by Danijel Zezelj. Argue’s compositional abilities are matched step for step by brilliant performances from the Secret Society players, and the result is an impressively innovative achievement that stands effortlessly on its own. Notable for both its sonic/ cinematic sweep and its seamless amalgam of contemporary and late 20th Century sounds, Brooklyn Babylon is a feast for fans of Aaron Copland, Kurt Weill, Thelonious Monk and others of their stature. Audacious stuff that grabs the ear and mind from the opening track and never lets up. © 2013 Scene Magazine  Price: $19.98 |