Word: kostclanetz
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...hunh--and what's Kostclanetz been trying to do with his forty-five piece orchestra for the past few years?--Shaw used to work of him, and it would seem to me that the boss man is still topside when it comes to color effects. Very few bands has surpassed the sort of thing Kostclanetz does on discs like "Swamp Fire," when it comes to sheer color effect. Shaw belongs in the publicity game, not music...
...dance or swing rhythm from a band that is divided against itself --either one requires a unity that make History I's ditherings about Rome seem of ninth magnitude. Shaw may gain color --that Kostclanetz has already done-- from his new combo, but that's all. Neither good swing or good dance music comes from a French horn beeping legitimately and a clarinet screaming legitimately...
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