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Calefax Reed Quintet

An American Rhapsody
Well known for their witty, well crafted arrangements, the Calefax Quintet are on top form here in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Barber’s jaunty Excursions. Azmeh and Hekkema’s Airports for...

BBC Music Magazine, May 20235 out of 5 stars

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Well known for their witty, well crafted arrangements, the Calefax Quintet are on top form here in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Barber’s jaunty Excursions. Azmeh and Hekkema’s Airports for...

BBC Music Magazine, May 20235 out of 5 stars

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Contents and tracklist

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Work length17:07
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
I.
Track length4:55
II.
Track length4:37
III.
Track length1:53
IV.
Track length2:35
V.
Track length3:07
Harry Burleigh: Southland Sketches: III. Allegretto grazioso
Work length2:53
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
Harry Burleigh: Southland Sketches: IV. Allegro
Work length2:01
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
Barber: Excursions Op. 20
Work length12:11
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
I. Un poco allegro
Track length3:13
II. In slow blues tempo
Track length3:58
III. Allegretto
Track length2:44
IV. Exuberant and joyous barn dance
Track length2:16
Price, F: Piano Sonata in E minor
Work length12:44
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
II. Andante
Track length5:29
I. Andante - Allegro
Track length7:15
Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.: God Bless The Child
Work length7:57
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
Ellington: Satin Doll
Work length3:49
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
Ellington: In a Sentimental Mood
Work length4:36
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
Wonder: Overjoyed
Work length4:06
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
Azmeh: Airports for Reed Quintet
Work length7:14
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
Moondog: New Amsterdam (Arr. Raaf Hekkema)
Work length4:31
  • Calefax Reed Quintet

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May 2023

Well known for their witty, well crafted arrangements, the Calefax Quintet are on top form here in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Barber’s jaunty Excursions. Azmeh and Hekkema’s Airports for Reed Quintet is a mournful and mysterious contrast.
5 out of 5 stars

June 2023

An impressive demonstration of Calefax’s range of sympathies across repertoire that this questing ensemble has succeeded in making its own.
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