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Page of Madness

Phillip Johnston: Page of Madness

Released in 2019 via Asynchronous Records.

Page of Madness is a live recording of Johnston’s score for Teinosuke Kinugasa’s 1926 silent Japanese masterpiece. This recording was done  at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater by Jon Rosenberg. It was performed by The Transparent Quartet.

Media

“…an engaging and absorbing piece of chamber jazz composition/improvisation by a highly skilled band.”

– Mark Corroto, All About Jazz. (USA)

“…one of the richest forms of written jazz, plucked from the air by the musicians with great intelligence and immense emotional power. “

– Noël Tachet, Improjazz (FRANCE)

“…really excellent.” 

– Beppe Colli, Clouds and Clocks. (ITALY)

“…like a clown gone bad…” 

-Dave Mandl, The Wire (UK)