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| | Dennis Gonzalez : Stefan - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Texas-based trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez has a reputation as an avant-garde player, and his label, Silkheart, certainly caters to that end of the spectrum, but Stefan, a 1986 quartet date, is an accessible, even homey, affair. |
 | | The title track, dedicated to his then newborn son, begins with a celestial, churchy air before emerging as a folksy, country dance, John Purcell's bouncy bass clarinet leading a chorus of off-the-cuff vocal interjections from the group and finally ending as a somber military hymn. |
 | | Stefan is arguably one of Gonzalez' best efforts, and is decidedly one of the better entryways into his unique world. |
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