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9 Short Stories

by Idit Shner, Saxophonist

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Revision 05:51
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Passion Flower 03:02
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Arrival 03:57
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First Waltz 03:16
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Hymn and Variations 03:19
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Like Satie 03:36
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Departure 04:31
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Angst as Usual 03:01
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Not Friends 04:18
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"...an excellent group of players jamming, meshing together fluidly, and the energy is consistently high.
ALL MUSIC GUIDE

A fiery and dedicated improvisor and composer, saxophonist Idit Shner's latest quartet recording highlights her rich and ongoing relationship with pianist Josh Hanlon and drummer Stockton Helbing, which dates back to the early 2000's when Idit was working on her Doctorate at the University of North Texas. Along with bassist James Driscoll, the quartet tackles a program of Idit's compositions, all based in the jazz tradition but with influences ranging from traditional melodies & rhythms from Zimbabwe, to classical Arabic music, to the Latin-tinged grooves of McCoy Tyner from his early '70s recordings. For the album's lone standard, Billy Strayhorn's "Passion Flower," Shner declares her debt to one of jazz's definitive alto stylists with this haunting Ellington band staple, one of Duke's many feature numbers for Johnny Hodges.

REVIEWS OF 9 SHORT STORIES
Midwest Record (Chris Spector)
A crew of improv cats that have known each other since burning the midnight oil at North Texas as students, this is a fully realized date of sharp, angular sax led playing that's short on skronk and long on soul. For ears that like it firmly left leaning, this date has all the thrills and spills a forward thinker would demand in their listening. S ...

Downbeat (Shannon J. Effinger)
**** 9 Short Stories marks the latest release from Idit Shner on the OA2 label. The saxophonist and composer is currently an associate professor of saxophone and jazz studies at the University of Oregon. In spite of the rich precedent for women players and composers in jazz, there remains a lack of opportunities for women in this music. Happily ...

KUCI - Irvine, CA (Hobart Taylor)
Saxophonist/composer Shner working in a quartet format with pianist Josh Hanlon, bassist James Driscoll, and Stockton Helbing on drums has a deft and quasi classical touch, e.g., "Like Satie". Her tunes are carefully crafted and subtly insinuating. Utilizing a tightly controlled high pitched vibrato on the one cover tune, the Billy Strayhorn miracl ...

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released May 16, 2017

PERFORMERS
Idit Shner - alto and soprano saxophone
Josh Hanlon - piano & Hammond B3
James Driscoll - bass
Stockton Helbing - drums

PRODUCTION INFO
Produced by Idit Shner
Recorded & mixed by Kent Stump
at Crystal Clear Sound, Dallas, TX
May 15-16, 2017
Mastered by James Driscoll
Art by Lillian Almeida
Cover design & layout by John Bishop

Stockton Helbing plays Yamaha drums

All compositions by Idit Shner, except (2), by Billy Strayhorn

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Idit Shner, Saxophonist Eugene, Oregon

An active performer of both jazz and classical music, Idit has played in various distinguished venues in the United States and abroad, such as The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and Lincoln Center in New York. Currently Shner plays with her jazz quartet in Eugene and Portland, Oregon. Her latest release of jazz originals, 9 Short Stories, garnered a 4 star review in Downbeat Magazine. ... more

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