dxix. JETTISON SLINKY: Escape from Theme Park Pokey

dxix. JETTISON SLINKY

Escape from Theme Park Pokey (2000)
Graham Connah, keyboards
Marty Wehner, trombone
Ben Goldberg, clarinet
Rob Sudduth, saxophones
Alex Candelaria, guitar
Devin Hoff, bass
Ches Smith, drums
Jewlia Eisenberg, vocal
(9:50)

from Graham Connah's Sour Note Seven (The Only Song We Know)

I think Graham Connah is a genius. If you've never heard of him, give it a listen!

The horns get completely out-of-sync with the rhythm section. This is not a mistake! It's almost like Steve Reich's early phasing experiments.

Then Eisenberg enter with the vocals. The Zappa-like writing is amazing, then things transition into something Sun Ra-like ... you see, I am grasping for adjectives; this is completely unique music.

Weather Report used to say they were a band that "always solos, but never solos." Connah seems to have inculcated this concept quite deeply.