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Artist:	ZITRO, JAMES
Title:	Zitro
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1052CD

"Featured artists: James Zitro (drums), Michael Cohen (piano), Bruce Gale (bass), Warren Gale (trumpet), Allan Praskin (alto sax), Bert Wilson (tenor sax). James Zitro was the percussionist on Sonny Simmons' 2nd album on ESP. When he was invited to produce his own album for ESP, he chose Seattle native Bert Wilson and Michael Cohen, who doubled as a lawyer in San Francisco. Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label. New digipak format. 'For his debut as a leader, drummer James Zitro leads a couple of lengthy blowouts ("Freeken" and "Happy Pretty"), plus the dense "Fourth." With altoist Allan Praskin, tenor saxophonist Bert Wilson, trumpeter Warren Gale, pianist Michael Cohen and bassist Bruce Gale keeping the ensembles quite crowded, these mostly free-form performances will be seen as either fascinating or monotonous, depending on one's viewpoint.'" --Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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