The Instant Composers Group #1: Strange Birds - Steve Horowitz, Randolph Hostetler, Dan Plonsey & Dave Barrett

The Instant Composers Group #1: Strange Birds

Steve Horowitz, Randolph Hostetler, Dan Plonsey & Dave Barrett

  • Genre: Jazz
  • Release Date: 2007-11-01
  • Explicitness: notExplicit
  • Country: USA
  • Track Count: 20

  • ℗ 2007 Fluff-Tone Records (A Division on The Code International Inc.)

Tracks

Title Artist Time
1
Road Map Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 3:31
2
Feeding Frenzy Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 1:43
3
Past Your Bedtime Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 2:13
4
The Message Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 1:11
5
Some Ones Apartment Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 11:53
6
How Houses Are Made Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 3:37
7
Green Glass Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 1:50
8
The Monster Night Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 2:52
9
2+1+4 Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 1:13
10
Three Things Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 1:48
11
Four Notes Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 3:55
12
Scurrying to Eusbekistan Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 2:44
13
The 13th Region Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 1:35
14
The Sound of Dirt Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 1:02
15
Strange Birds Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 3:29
16
Solitary Double Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 1:37
17
Questions of Choice Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 1:24
18
When the Cows Come Home Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 3:17
19
Low Level Wheeze Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 3:14
20
Deep Steve Horowitz & Randolph Hostetler 8:21

Reviews

  • There's out, and then there's OUT

    4
    By NYComposerGreg
    If you like this kind of thing, then you'll LOVE this particular kind of this thing. Plonsey and Barrett take their instruments out to the edge and beyond, thanks to the mad conceptions of the Instant Composers. Stretching their sax chops to the limit, the two chase each other around the musical space, one moment clambering to the edgiest heights (Road Map) and the other plumbing the depths of audibility (Some Ones Apartment, the 13th Region). The Message is a delightful piece of whimsy, and The Sound of Dirt a wistfully elegaic respite from the insanity. A great reminder of the late mad genius of Randy Hostetler (and the continued mad genius of Steve Horowitz).

  • Glad this one was released!

    5
    By A Baer
    This record was actually recorded back in 1996, and I’m very happy it has been released. I’ve always been a fan of anything in which Steve Horowitz has been involved, (and this album supports that conclusion). Just about every reed instrument is used in every which way; exploring textures sounds, harmonies, ect. The styles in several of the bird-inspired pieces bring to mind a mixture of Messiaen and Modern Jazz. Very interesting. Very original.

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