Amy Denio, alto sax; Barbara Marino, baritone sax; Maya Johnson, soprano and tenor sax; Jessica Lurie, alto and tenor sax; Pamela Barger, drums
The BTMSQ is an all-female saxophone quartet with drummer, named after the big band saxophonist Billy Tipton, a woman who lived as a man for more than fifty years. With a repertory that ranges from Eastern European funk and jazz, to New Orleans jump-groove, klezmer and punk, BTMSQ creates some of the wildest sounds ever to come out of a sax quartet.
On this, their New World debut, they strut their formidable chops on thirteen (mostly) originals, running the spectrum from funky, swinging, up-tempo romps (Likka Law, Tri Monk, Disgruntled Postal Worker, Vorrei Dire Due Parole, Soleil) through languid, mid-tempo numbers (In Effect, Boise) to the moody, reflective Crna Machka and a tenderly rendered arrangement of a Hendrix/Miles Davis hybird (All Manic). Completing this musical gumbo is a swinging rendition of a traditional Cajun tune (Belle).
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"This group of women don't fool around; they're gritty, not pretty, playing hardcore jazz with an edge. They honk, funk, scream and slow dirge, and come laughingly back on a disc full of ambitious original material. This Box is a complete package." －JazzTimes
"An ultra-stylish group that can swing, thrush, and lay down the funk with the best of them, and their ensemble sound on the saxophones is as good as it gets." －Bandcamp
Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet
Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet: Box
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Tri-Monk
Jessica Lurie
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Crna Machka (Black Cat)
Jessica Lurie
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Disgruntled Postal Worker
Amy Denio
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In Effect
Jessica Lurie
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Boise
Amy Denio
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Vorrei Dire Due Parole
Jessica Lurie
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Soleil
Jessica Lurie
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All Manic (Manic Depression)
Jimi Hendrix
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Cud
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Likka Law
Amy Denio
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Le Goo Wop
Geri Allen
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Belle
Traditional
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For My Beautiful Wife On Her Birthday
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