Anton Schwartz Jazz Audio

   Video: Interview
   CD: Radiant Blue
   CD: The Slow Lane
   CD: When Music Calls
   CD: Holiday Time
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BEHINDtheBEAT.net has produced four beautiful audio pieces about Anton's CD, The Slow Lane. Artfully produced by Jesse Boggs, they feature excerpts of Anton talking about his music, superimposed over the music itself...
	"The Slow Lane" (2:16) Slowing down the pace doesn't mean turning down the intensity; it means finding space for whole thoughts and feelings. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (2:12) Schwartz tells how he got a new take on an old standard. "Influences" (2:26) The importance of drawing meaning out of every note and performance: Schwartz cites two players who paved the way. "Math and Music" (2:21) Before he turned full time to music, Anton Schwartz was a mathematician specializing in artificial intelligence research.
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VIDEO: Henry Tenenbaum interviews Anton Schwartz

KRON TV 4 News
San Francisco & Northern California
January 2, 2005

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Radiant Blue
AntonJazz AJ-1004. ©2006 AntonJazz. All rights reserved.
Produced by Bud Spangler and Anton Schwartz.
Anton Schwartz (tenor sax) - Peter Bernstein (guitar) - Taylor Eigsti (piano)
John Shifflett (bass) - Tim Bulkley (drums)
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Song	Description	Click to Listen
Song	Description	Clip (hi-fi)	Full (low-fi)
1. Phantom Dance (7:12)	Straight-eight groove. Clean, modern, down-to-earth.	MP3 - Real - iTunes	AAC
2. Alligator Strut (4:48)	New Orleans "second line" feel with a funky, angular melody.	MP3 - iTunes	AAC
3. Wave (7:39)	Playful and melodious arrangement of the Jobim classic. Samba with a reharmonized bridge and various odd-meter grooves.	MP3 - iTunes	AAC
4. Slightly Off Course (6:20)	Fast swing. Even-keeled but agressive.	MP3 - iTunes	AAC
5. Life & Times (7:43)	A feel-good South African groove. Peaceful, introspective, melodic, upbeat. Gets extremely energetic toward the end.	MP3 - iTunes	AAC
5. Life & Times (7:43)	Download a free full-length MP3 of Life & Times!	MP3 (full hi-res!)
6. Marcel Marceau (5:21)	Minimalist funky drum groove with syncopated piano & bass hits.	MP3 - iTunes	AAC
7. Blues for Now (5:54)	Shuffly, bluesy swing. Greasy medium tempo.	MP3 - iTunes	AAC
8. Groundsurge (6:04)	Afro-Samba, medium-up tempo.	MP3 - iTunes	AAC
9. Hooking Up (4:50)	Medium tempo, straight ahead swing	MP3 - iTunes	AAC
10. Sneaking Suspicion (5:31)	Slow, bluesy & spacious.	MP3 - iTunes	AAC

The Slow Lane
AntonJazz AJ-1002. ©2000 AntonJazz. All rights reserved.
Produced by Bud Spangler and Anton Schwartz.
Anton Schwartz (tenor sax) - Paul Nagel (piano)
John Shifflett (bass) - Jason Lewis (drums)
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Song	Description	Click to Listen
Song	Description	Clip (hi-fi)	Full (low-fi)
1. Miyako (6:31)	A different take on the Wayne Shorter classic in 3/4 time. Very spontaneous performance.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC
2. The Curve of the Earth (8:42)	Slow samba, curvacious, with a rubato introduction.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC
3. Don't Ask (6:12)	Basher with compelling hits & modern harmony.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC
4. Then Again (9:01)	Pensive, uplifting ballad with a pop flair.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC
5. Along Came Betty (6:01)	Cuban-inspired arrangement of the Benny Golson jazz standard.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC
6. Chelsea Bridge (4:50)	Pure rendition of a gorgeous Billy Strayhorn melody.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC
7. Come Rain or Come Shine (6:21)	Grooving twist on the Arlen/Mercer standard.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC
	Hear Anton talking about his arrangement of Come Rain or Come Shine.	mp3
8. Peace Dollar (7:59)	Sparse, moody hommage to Abdullah Ibrahim.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC
9. Born to be Blue (7:41)	Ballad, starts solo saxophone, grooves midway through.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC
10. The Slow Lane (6:34)	Slow 12/8, bluesy, great for unwinding.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC
11. The Curve of the Earth (reprise) (1:12)	Slow, stirring recapitulation.	iTunes	QuickTime - AAC

When Music Calls
AntonJazz AJ-1001. ©1998 AntonJazz. All rights reserved.
Produced by Anton Schwartz with Bud Spangler.
Anton Schwartz (tenor sax) - Paul Nagel (piano)
John Shifflett (bass) - Jason Lewis (drums) - Josh Jones (congas on 3, 4, 8)
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Song	Description	Click to Listen
Song	Description	Clip (hi-fi)	Full (low-fi)
1. Too Much Pepper (5:20)	Vivacious & soulful openning track.	iTunes	QuickTime
2. Rabbit Days (7:28)	Buoyant jazz waltz.	iTunes	QuickTime
3. Where or When (5:19)	Sparse, funky remake of the classic by Rodgers & Hart.	iTunes	QuickTime
4. Tidepool (7:50)	Afro-cuban 6/8 groove.	iTunes	QuickTime
5. Through the Years (7:19)	Melodious, nostalgic ballad.	iTunes	QuickTime
6. Poketown (6:04)	Classic, lively medium swing.	iTunes	QuickTime
7. Dénouement (6:48)	Lush & melodic, with a Brazilian flavor.	iTunes	QuickTime
8. Paradoxy (4:22)	Funky reworking of Sonny Rollins' "Doxy".	iTunes	QuickTime
9. Sticktuitive (7:59)	Powerful, driving 3/4.	iTunes	QuickTime
10. When Music Calls (2:43)	Pensive, stirring "tone poem".	iTunes	QuickTime

Holiday Time
AntonJazz AJ-1003. ©2003 AntonJazz. All rights reserved.
Produced by Anton Schwartz and Bud Spangler.
Anton Schwartz (tenor sax) - Art Hirahara (piano)
John Wiitala (bass) - Tim Bulkley (drums)
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Song	Description	Click to Listen
1. Jingle Bells (5:37)	The verse is reshaped into an introspective preamble, the chorus into a bright & soulful jazz waltz. Both are totally reharmonized.	AAC - mp3 - iTunes
2. Winter Wonderland (3:57)	A reggae for your winter vacation!	AAC - mp3 - iTunes
3. The Christmas Song (6:01)	Classic ballad for the holidays.	AAC - mp3 - iTunes
4. Sleigh Ride (4:33)	A spritely latin version -- a partido alto variant in 7/8 time.	AAC - mp3 - iTunes
5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (7:20)	A different side of the holidays, from the Sinatra songbook.	AAC - mp3 - iTunes

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