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Lan Xang: Hidden Gardens

Read "Hidden Gardens" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Their 1997 debut on saxophonist David Binney’s “Mythology Label” marked a high point for jazz, as “Lan Xang” pursued modern jazz with crushing penetration and an edge rarely witnessed in small acoustic ensembles. On Hidden Gardens the musicians continue their conviction, while augmenting the group sound and overall sonic appearance with ethnocentric horns, percussion and Binney’s conceptualized utilization of samplers.

The potent two-sax attack commences on “The Restless Many”. Here and throughout, the saxophonist’s are a mini-orchestra as they pursue ...

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Album Review

Lan Xang: Hidden Gardens

Read "Hidden Gardens" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Their 1997 debut on saxophonist David Binney’s “Mythology Label” marked a high point for jazz, as “Lan Xang” pursued modern jazz with crushing penetration and an edge rarely witnessed in small acoustic ensembles. On Hidden Gardens the band continue their conviction, while augmenting the group sound and overall sonic appearance with ethnocentric horns, percussion and Binney’s conceptualized utilization of samplers.

The potent two-sax attack commences on “The Restless Many”. Here and throughout, the saxophonists are a mini-orchestra as they pursue ...

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Lan Xang: Hidden Gardens

Read "Hidden Gardens" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Donny Again--Only Different. Hidden Gardens is the third Naxos Jazz release on which West Coast tenorist Donny McCaslin appears. He led his group on Exile and Discovery (Naxos Jazz 86014) and soloed with the Ken Schaphorst Big Band on Purple (Naxos Jazz 86030), both released in 1998. Here he appears with his sometimes group Lan Xang (founded in 1994 by McCaslin and Binney with another submission of Eastern-influenced jazz. Lan Xang released Lan Xang in 1997 on Mythology MR10971, with ...

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Lan Xang: Lan Xang

Read "Lan Xang" reviewed by John W. Patterson


This is the “outer territory" of highly inventive yet accessible jazz. Lan Xang is a whirling, swirling, groovin,' eclectically-charged blend of alto/tenor/soprano saxophones, wood flute, acoustic bass, bells, Tunisian horn, percussion and drums. Dave Binney and Donny McCaslin cover reeds predominately. Scott Colley is bass and Jeff Hirshfield is drums and percussion.Compositions are many times — slickly relaxed. Hear Binney's “Vevasis" that shows up again on Binney's third Lost Tribe release — Many Lifetimes. Some pieces are intro'ed ...

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Lan Xang: Lan Xang

Read "Lan Xang" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Lan Xang is one of three new releases on saxophonist David Binney's Mythology Records. This exciting and cutting edge alto saxophonist adds another sizzler to his impressive discography and this time teams with the indefatigable tenor and soprano saxophonist Donny McClaslin for a powerhouse affair that packs a mighty punch. Supported by an equally stalwart rhythm section consisting of Scott Colley (bass) and Jeff Hirshfield (drums), Lan Xang perfectly illustrates the virtues of Independent record labels. If the big conglomerates ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Hidden Gardens

Naxos Jazz
2000

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Lan Xang

Mythology Records
1999

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