Music Review

A Ballad For Many (2006)

Bang On a Can, Don Byron
Reviewed by Larry Blumenfeld | Jul 07, 2006
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Jun 13, 2006; Lead Performances: Bang On a Can and Don Byron; Genre: Jazz

Bang on a Can & Don Byron (Cantaloupe) Byron, jazz's best clarinetist, plays on just three tracks on A Ballad For Many. But his genius for composing category-defying music shines throughout. Bang on a Can's sextet pulls off Byron's challenges, from the jump-cut humor of the six-part ''Eugene'' suite to the wobbly beauty of the waltz-like ''Basquiat.'' Don't call this eclectic: It's simply complete.

Originally posted Jul 07, 2006 Published in issue #886 Jul 14, 2006 Order article reprints

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