| 1. Polyunsaturated |
| 2. Tread Lightly |
| 3. Jubilation |
| 4. Oblivion |
| 5. Cascade |
| 6. Ragamuffin |
| 7. Slithery Sam |
| 8. Flock of the Fallen |
| 9. Mara |
| 10. Pickup |
| 11. Hopalong Hannah |
| 12. Raging Sea |
| 13. Fire Dance |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Why name your band after medieval Buddhist monks who strayed from the "correct" path to enlightenment and were reincarnated as goats. Says lead guitarist, trumpet player, and lead writer Dan Zalles, "we wanted a name that symbolized our attitude toward our music and why we play the way we do. We take inspiration from our musical influences, then throw curve balls at them, with odd meters and jams that sound different each time. We’re not smooth or slick enough pass off as formal jazz school graduates but too cerebral to pass off as your typical rock n roll garage band." Dan's guitar and trumpet lines weave their way around Mike Disch’s compelling bass grooves and Jason Ravitz’s organ and piano textures, powered by the amazing Jeremy DeGroot on drums. Wayward Monks came together in the late Fall of 2001. Jeremy and Dan played together ten years ago in the Reckless Pedestrians, a popular rock band that played regularly at Berkeley’s Starry Plough and backed Chris Isaak, among others. More recently Jeremy drummed in the popular JDogs, which mixed jazz grooves and hip hop. Dan has composed close to 100 songs and has been the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for a number of Bay Area Bands, starting with the early-80’s punk/new wave outfit British Wire Gauge. A BWG song called "Pray TV" was heavily played and promoted on Bay Area radio. Mike played bass in popular Bay Area jam band Shady Lady. Jason has performed in New England, New Orleans, and California in jazz, rock, and performance art groups.
Product Description
Wayward Monks play a unique blend of instrumental jazz, new age, and progressive, psychedelic rock. People who miss the golden fusion days of Miles Davis, Santana, Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Grateful Dead, and Weather Report are crazy about them, download mass quantities of mp3’s from their web site (613 hits, 114 downloads in three months), and drive many miles to see them perform in and around the Bay Area. Now they’ve have released a 75-minute CD of 13 of their songs, which they recorded at OTR Studio, the birthplace of classic recordings by Max Roach, George Winston, and other great instrumentalists. Wayward Monks are a real breath of fresh air in the stale jazz and rock scenes. Their songs are rhythmically and stylistically varied. Meters change frequently but seamlessly, sometimes two or three times within the same song. This is one of the few bands that can actually swing in 7/8 (check out "Hopalong Hannah"). Each song is as emotional and melodic as! it is cerebral. Before you know it, you’re humming the melodies while marveling at the driving cauldron of sound that’s equal parts cerebral and emotional. Other highlights: Polyunsaturated (trumpet jazz melody over a surf punk beat in 7/8 time morphing into synchopated fugue morphing into searing guitar-keyboard jam. Raging Sea – as good as anything that Santana recorded in his great early days. Ragamuffin: Middle Eastern melody followed by a jam that conjures up memories of Grateful Dead’s Dark Star and Miles Davis’s In a Silent Way, then crescendos to an explosive climax. Flock of the Fallen: beautiful sad melody with an improv section that starts heavy and gets very quiet, soft, and spacey, only to return to the melody at the end. Jubilation: a rousing rocker that can’t help but put you in a good mood. Oblivion: fusion as "out there" as you can imagine.
Why name your band after medieval Buddhist monks who strayed from the "correct" path to enlightenment and were reincarnated as goats. Says lead guitarist, trumpet player, and lead writer Dan Zalles, "we wanted a name that symbolized our attitude toward our music and why we play the way we do. We take inspiration from our musical influences, then throw curve balls at them, with odd meters and jams that sound different each time. We’re not smooth or slick enough pass off as formal jazz school graduates but too cerebral to pass off as your typical rock n roll garage band." Dan's guitar and trumpet lines weave their way around Mike Disch’s compelling bass grooves and Jason Ravitz’s organ and piano textures, powered by the amazing Jeremy DeGroot on drums. Wayward Monks came together in the late Fall of 2001. Jeremy and Dan played together ten years ago in the Reckless Pedestrians, a popular rock band that played regularly at Berkeley’s Starry Plough and backed Chris Isaak, among others. More recently Jeremy drummed in the popular JDogs, which mixed jazz grooves and hip hop. Dan has composed close to 100 songs and has been the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for a number of Bay Area Bands, starting with the early-80’s punk/new wave outfit British Wire Gauge. A BWG song called "Pray TV" was heavily played and promoted on Bay Area radio. Mike played bass in popular Bay Area jam band Shady Lady. Jason has performed in New England, New Orleans, and California in jazz, rock, and performance art groups.
Product Description
Wayward Monks play a unique blend of instrumental jazz, new age, and progressive, psychedelic rock. People who miss the golden fusion days of Miles Davis, Santana, Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Grateful Dead, and Weather Report are crazy about them, download mass quantities of mp3’s from their web site (613 hits, 114 downloads in three months), and drive many miles to see them perform in and around the Bay Area. Now they’ve have released a 75-minute CD of 13 of their songs, which they recorded at OTR Studio, the birthplace of classic recordings by Max Roach, George Winston, and other great instrumentalists. Wayward Monks are a real breath of fresh air in the stale jazz and rock scenes. Their songs are rhythmically and stylistically varied. Meters change frequently but seamlessly, sometimes two or three times within the same song. This is one of the few bands that can actually swing in 7/8 (check out "Hopalong Hannah"). Each song is as emotional and melodic as! it is cerebral. Before you know it, you’re humming the melodies while marveling at the driving cauldron of sound that’s equal parts cerebral and emotional. Other highlights: Polyunsaturated (trumpet jazz melody over a surf punk beat in 7/8 time morphing into synchopated fugue morphing into searing guitar-keyboard jam. Raging Sea – as good as anything that Santana recorded in his great early days. Ragamuffin: Middle Eastern melody followed by a jam that conjures up memories of Grateful Dead’s Dark Star and Miles Davis’s In a Silent Way, then crescendos to an explosive climax. Flock of the Fallen: beautiful sad melody with an improv section that starts heavy and gets very quiet, soft, and spacey, only to return to the melody at the end. Jubilation: a rousing rocker that can’t help but put you in a good mood. Oblivion: fusion as "out there" as you can imagine.
Wayward Monks,Wayward Monks,Indpendent,Eclectic fusion of jazz and prog rock from one of the most innovative instrumental bands to hit in a long time -- tuneful and melodic, polyrhthmic, cerebral AND emotional -- a dynamic cauldron of sound.,Jazz,Rock
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Wayward Monks
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ASIN: B000BGQW00 Release Date: 2005-09-15 |
Tracks:
- Polyunsaturated
- Tread Lightly
- Jubilation
- Oblivion
- Cascade
- Ragamuffin
- Slithery Sam
- Flock of the Fallen
- Mara
- Pickup
- Hopalong Hannah
- Raging Sea
- Fire Dance
Product Description
Wayward Monks play a unique blend of instrumental jazz, new age, and progressive, psychedelic rock. People who miss the golden fusion days of Miles Davis, Santana, Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Grateful Dead, and Weather Report are crazy about them, download mass quantities of mp3s from their web site (613 hits, 114 downloads in three months), and drive many miles to see them perform in and around the Bay Area. Now theyve have released a 75-minute CD of 13 of their songs, which they recorded at OTR Studio, the birthplace of classic recordings by Max Roach, George Winston, and other great instrumentalists. Wayward Monks are a real breath of fresh air in the stale jazz and rock scenes. Their songs are rhythmically and stylistically varied. Meters change frequently but seamlessly, sometimes two or three times within the same song. This is one of the few bands that can actually swing in 7/8 (check out "Hopalong Hannah"). Each song is as emotional and melodic as! it is cerebral. Before you know it, youre humming the melodies while marveling at the driving cauldron of sound thats equal parts cerebral and emotional. Other highlights: Polyunsaturated (trumpet jazz melody over a surf punk beat in 7/8 time morphing into synchopated fugue morphing into searing guitar-keyboard jam. Raging Sea as good as anything that Santana recorded in his great early days. Ragamuffin: Middle Eastern melody followed by a jam that conjures up memories of Grateful Deads Dark Star and Miles Daviss In a Silent Way, then crescendos to an explosive climax. Flock of the Fallen: beautiful sad melody with an improv section that starts heavy and gets very quiet, soft, and spacey, only to return to the melody at the end. Jubilation: a rousing rocker that cant help but put you in a good mood. Oblivion: fusion as "out there" as you can imagine.Jazz Music: