Album Notes

"Out the Window" is the 2nd CD from The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet. It has jazz and classical compositions and arrangements by Charley Gerard, Tom Olin, and Michel & Christian Göhler. This CD was recorded in the studio and in concert settings in New York and Austria.

Artists: Charley Gerard (director and alto), Michel Göhler (baritone), Tom Olin (tenor and soprano), Jenny Hill (tenor and soprano), Chris Bacas (tenor and soprano), and Christa Eidler (tenor and soprano).

Reviews about the artists:

Charley Gerard
"Gerard's playing displayed...chops and range...His lived-in feeling for this material was matched by pianist Carl Banner's stylish, rhythmically scrupulous keyboard work. Two compositions by Gerard...revealed humor and crossover composing skill." Washington Post (9/12/2007)

"With a muted, yet powerful tone and special attention toward phrasing and accent structure, Charley Gerard and Carl Banner opened these ears to a concert repertoire of jazz and dance influenced works with roots in the early twentieth century." hurdaudio.blogspot.com/2007/10/viva-gerard.html

“Brilliant music by Gerard” Dance Magazine (1976).

Jenny Hill
“The sound Jenny gets on the tenor might be one of the most very personal of
her generation. A musician of high quality and depth of understanding.”
Saxophone Journal

Chris Bacas
“He is a sensitive, lyrical saxophonist and flutist who plays with stunning authority.”
Dr. Billy Taylor, pianist