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Mike Nock Quintet,CD,Ozboppin',MIKE NOCK QUINTET: Ozbop Album Features UPC: 747313601929 Artist: Mike Nock Format: CD Release Year: 1998 Record Label: Naxos Jazz Genre: Jazz Instrument, PianoTrack Listing1. Ozboppin'2. Phosophers, The3. Five'll Getcha!4. Exe5. Snafu6. Dreamtime Visitor7. Come Sunday8. Emperor's Clothes, The9. End of a Love Affair, The Detas Playing Time: 54 min. Producer: Mike Nock stributor: Naxos (stributor) Recorng Type: Stuo Recorng Mode: Stereo SPAR Code: DDDAlbum NotesMike Nock Quintet: Mike Nock (piano); Tim Hopkins (tenor saxophone); Ph Slater (trumpet, flugelhorn); Cameron Undy (bass); David Goodman (drums).Recorded at Song Music Stuos, Sydney, Australia on January 24 & 25, 1998. Includes liner notes by Adrian Jackson.Personnel: Mike Nock (piano); Tim Hopkins (tenor saxophone); Ph Slater (trumpet, flugelhorn).Liner Note Author: Adrian Jackson.Recorng information: Sony Music Stuos, Sydney, Australia (01/24/1998-01/25/1998).Etor: Tod Deeley.Mike Nock has long been one of the most famous jazz musicians based in Australia, helped by the fact that he has visited the U.S. many times through the years. This CD begins with the most interesting selection, "Ozboppin'," which quickly goes from bop to Ornette Coleman, freer areas, and back to bop. Most of the other numbers alternate between melancholy ballads worthy of the mid-'60s Mes Davis Quintet to more heated numbers. Tim Hopkins on tenor recalls Wayne Shorter in spots, but has a fairly original tone, as does the talented young trumpeter Ph Slater; bassist Cameron Undy and drummer David Goodman are fine in support. With the exception of "Come Sunday" and "End of a Love Affair" (a ballad feature for Hopkins), all of the selections are Nock originals. A stimulating set of advanced hard bop. ~ Scott YanowEtorial Reviews...His intelligent writing draws on his wide experience. The compositions here are finely wrought and defy description, as they fter Nock's broad exposure into a personal vision and openness of spirit...JazzTimes (20000501) CONTIONI MINT CD E' COME NUOVO