(Carsonstreet, 2013) One of my favorite people is Eddie Shaw, the jazzman turned monk turned author. He became a part of a mismatched group that was greater then the sum of its great parts when a motley crew of American GIs stationed in Germany formed an R&B/beat group that through odd circumstances became a feedback-drenched, high concept proto-punk art rock group the monks. Eddie came back to the US and formed a less bizarre, more 70s friendly fusion group that got signed and eventually released a record under the name Minnesoda, but it was his reinvention as an author giving his fanciful, artistic take on the monks history that helped the band become un-lost. But fortunately Eddie never lost his love for jazz, and this CD presents a half dozen explorations of compelling, atmospheric, often animal-themed mood music. The opening track might lull you into thinking that this will settle into the upper echelons of background music classic bebop-era stuff, but when this set ends with a generous dose of cinematic spy/murder/mystery jazz you have been on an epic, adventurous jass journey.
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