| | Edward Ratliff's Rhapsodalia | Wong Fei-Hong Meets Little Strudel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | Ratliff and his New York City-based band “Rhapsodalia” go straight to one’s heart and imagination while injecting strong doses of whimsy and artful musicianship which is evident from the onset of the opener titled, “Bip Bip”. |
 | | Ratliff’s gritty, roadhouse style trombone work along with Attias’ heated alto sax voicings, spark thoughts of a turbo-charged polka or in spots, a boisterous Greek wedding on the frisky piece titled, “Milos The Cat” as the gentlemen evolve the tempo into a burning swing motif. |
 | | It doesn’t take too long to figure out, that Edward Ratliff is a fine musician who possesses a clever and crafty compositional pen, as these lucid and quite memorable pieces often deliver the knockout blow in candid and persistent fashion. |
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