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Expansion Slang

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Released
  
2000

Length
  
59:33

Producer
  
Tripleplay

Release date
  
2000

Recorded
  
April 16 & 17, 1998

Label
  
Boxholder

Artist
  
Ken Vandermark

Genre
  
Jazz

Studio
  
PBS Studios, Westwood, Massachusetts

Similar
  
Utility Hitter, Live at the Glenn Miller Café, Hidden in the Stomach, Funky‑Do!, Live in Wels & Chicago

Expansion Slang is an album by American jazz reedist Ken Vandermark, which was recorded in 1998 and released on Boxholder. It was the debut recording by Tripleplay, which features bassist Nate McBride and drummer Curt Newton, one of the rhythm sections in Utility Hitter by the Barrage Double Trio.

Contents

Reception

In his review for All About Jazz, Micah Holmquist states "This is truly a trio recording in that none of the players dominate the music and all show flashes of creativity."

Track listing

  1. "Optica Torre" (Vandermark) – 12:18
  2. "Daka Du" (McBride) – 6:50
  3. "Alumni Forms" (Vandermark) – 14:56
  4. "Hook and Ladder" (McBride) – 4:16
  5. "In Sequence" (Vandermark) – 21:13

Personnel

  • Ken Vandermark – reeds
  • Nate McBride – bass
  • Curt Newton – drums
  • References

    Expansion Slang Wikipedia