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Last Call Review: Frank Rosaly / Cicada Music / Delmark Records

Certainly one of the most potent dates in recent years by some of the today's top Chicago avant-garde players. Frank Rosaly leads this group of top notch instrumentalists in a program of dense rhythm and unusual musical conversations. Rosaly, on drums and percussion, piano & electronics is joined by James Falzone on clarinet, Keefe Jackson on tenor saxophone, bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet, Jason Stein on bass clarinet, Jason Roebke on bass and the sensational vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz.  On the disc, in the selections "Wet Feet Splashing",  "Tragically Positive"and "Driven",  the inventive way the clarinets are used to contrast the vibraphone and drums becomes readily apparent. These unusual contrasts are on top of a rhythmic base that is thick and entrancing.  If you have not sampled the music of the leading players of the Chicago avant-garde scene yet this would be a good place to start. Recommended listening.

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Chris Cooke has been a voice on public radio in Omaha since 1989. Working at KVNO-FM during college, Cooke hosted a weekend progressive jazz show on the station in addition to working as an on-air announcer. In November 1992, Cooke signed on at KIOS-FM and has been there ever since. He has hosted the Tuesday and Thursday editions of Jazz in the Afternoon since 1996 and has hosted Last Call since that year. A long time fan of jazz music, Cooke enjoys talking with the musicians who make jazz music and presenting those conversations with listeners. When not hosting or listening to jazz, on record or in person, Cooke maintains a busy schedule as a self-employed web design consultant.