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With his second release for Leo Records, Frank Gratkowski forms a synthesis of composition and improvisation in which all the instruments/players contribute equally in building a unified whole. The music is specially composed by Gratkowski to showcase th
Personnel: Frank Gratkowski (clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, alto saxophone); Wolter Wierbos (trombone); Dieter Manderscheid (double bass); Gerry Hemingway (drums).
Liner Note Author: Steve Day .
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