Ben Dobay Sextet
Peace
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a vehicle for original jazz compositions. Although rooted in straight ahead jazz, the compositions began to extend beyond those traditional bounderies.
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The Ben Dobay Sextet began as a vehicle for original jazz compositions. Although rooted in straight ahead jazz, the compositions began to extend beyond those traditional bounderies. This quickly grew to include spoken word and poetic forms. Our recording career was launched with the release of our first album entitled "Peace." This album is a mix of horn-driven swing and funk as well as some sensitive quartet work. The second half of the album is comprised of the "William Blake Suite." This series of songs brings to fruition Ben's study in poetry and music as complementary art forms. Our performance career began with a 'standing room only' CD release show at the Nucleus Cafe in Eau Claire, WI. Wherever they play, the Ben Dobay Sextet strives to bring music to the community through inventive musicianship and honest poetry.
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My favorite CD
author: JustinaThis CD is fantastic and I love it. The end.
Peace - My Travelling Companion
author: SamI have a tradition. Every morning on my hour-long commute I listen to a different cd in my car's player. I normally don't reuse the same cd for at least three or four weeks. This album, however, gets substantially disproportionate play time. I listen to it two, three and sometimes four times in a row. Definately a great set of music. Highly recommended!
Incredible jazz for this and future generations
author: John Book, Music For AmericaWhile the traditions of jazz should always be honored and acknowledged, there is a need to keep the music alive and vibrant so it becomes more than just the classics or the standards. One group that wants to push the music forward by contributing more original compositions into the fold are The Ben Dobay Sextet out of Wisconsin. Their sound is heavily influenced by jazz from the 70's. "Shortchanged" would fit perfectly on a Joe Zawinul or Keith Jarrett album, as the piano work by Scott Currier helps create a landscape for the listener to walk on before Dobay himself paves the path with his saxophone work. Bassist Jeremy Boettcher and drummer Sean Carey bring in a nice groove that may also remind people of the best of The Ramsey Lewis Trio or with Boettcher, Charles Mingus. All that's missing are the yells, but perhaps if and when Boettcher releases an album as a leader, he can do that. What I like about "Shortchanged" is that it gets into bursts of mean funk during the last minute, and one wishes that the song could have continued on its pace for another three minutes just for that to build into a climax. "Hay For Your Horses" is a very polished performance, almost sounding like The Airmen Of Note or some of Doc Severinsen's early albums. "Show Me Lonely" could have easily come from the vaults of Rudy Van Gelder, as you can almost smell the wood in the studio while Dobay plays in a calm and collected manner while showing the listener the sound of what lonely can be, with a style that is close to Cannonball Adderley's (at least to my ears). The last four songs make up "William Blake Suite", where a number of styles and tempos are explored with the help of vocals and spoken word. The arrangement on this one is fantastic, as the piece is divided as "Love", "Mercy", "Pity", and "Peace", and even without text, the pieces would have worked. With them, it assists the listener to understand the reason Dobay and his sextet are playing the way they do, especially when one expects a bit of melancholy with a song titled "Pity" and what you get is a bit of big band jazz. When they get tight, they can outdo any group that comes their way. When they are loose and become inspired by the moment, they take their years of experience and turn it into some incredible sounds for this and the next generations of jazz to come.