Deez to Blues is an album by bassist/composer Mario Pavone recorded in 2005 and released on the Playscape label.Mario Pavone discography , accessed January 3, 2017
Reception
Allmusic called it an "excellent, forward-thinking date ... Mixing orchestral flourishes with a post-bop vocabulary and a decidedly experimental sensibility, Pavone's music is both highbrow and visceral at once". The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed December 28, 2016 On All About Jazz Troy Collins observed, "Pavone's swinging, multi-layered compositions push the tradition forward while always looking back" and said "Deez to Blues is a high water mark in a consistently exceptional discography".Collins, T., All About Jazz Review, March 14, 2006 JazzTimes reviewer Brent Burton commented " Though never noisy or atonal, Blues is impossible to tune out, impossible to turn down. It demands nothing less than your undivided attention".Burton, B., JazzTimes Review, June 2006
Track listing All compositions by Mario Pavone except where noted. "Zines" – 7:44 "Deez" – 7:18 "Xapo" – 9:41 "Dances 3/5" – 7:20 "Day of the Dark Bright Light" (Marty Ehrlich) – 5:17 "Ocbo" – 5:12 "Second-Term Blues" – 7:12
Personnel Mario Pavone – bass Steven Bernstein – trumpet, slide trumpet, arranger Howard Johnson – tuba, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Charles Burnham – violin Peter Madsen – piano Michael Sarin – drums
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