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Al Kindi: Parfums Ottomans
by Chris May
Al KindiParfums OttomansLe Chant du Monde2012 (2007) Pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet's exploration of exotic" time signatures on the 1959 album Time Out (Columbia) was, for its era, strikingly adventurous. The disc's opening track, Blue Rondo A La Turk," was in 9/8, and Take Five" was in 5/4. More crazy than adventurous, thought Columbia's executives. They believed the jazz public would be baffled by the time signatures and, for almost ...
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