Phillip Johnston - soprano, alto saxophones.
Bob DeBellis - soprano, tenor, baritone saxophones, bass
clarinet. Steve
Swell
- trombone.
Joe Ruddick - piano, keyboards, sampler, alto saxophone.
David Hofstra - bass. Kevin
Norton
- drums, vibraphone, marimba. Rob Henke -
trumpet (6) Ron Horton -
trumpet
(6)
Recorded on July 25, 26, and August 2, 1995, and
Mixed on September 5 and 12, 1995 at Tedesco Studios, NJ.
Engineer: Jon Rosenberg.
Digital Editing and Sequencing on Sept 17, 1995 at Back Pocket,
NYC, Butch Jones, engineer
Produced by Phillip Johnston and Andy Caploe.
Executive Producer: Flavio Bonandrini.
Paintings: Nora Sturges
Liner notes: Francis Davis
"...cuts as a hot knife through stylistic changes. Playing his
dense, witty compositions and charts, they sound like they're
running hurdles set up by a mathematician with a sense of humor
and timing." - Gene Santoro, New York Daily News.
"Johnston's fancy riffs and 30-second drills and hot shot
chop-shop stops-out licks all invade the senses
in a dozen turn-on-a-nickel charts." - Fred Bouchard, Jazz Times.
"Saxophonist Johnston leads his tight and versatile octet through a
dozen tunes that run the gamut from polka and samba to Dixieland-tinged
free jazz. The intricate arrangements leave room for the players to
stretch out, yielding some playful collective improvisation and
infectious solos, especially from Johnston and trombonist Steve Swell." - John Shiurba, San Francisco Bay Guardian
