(Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Bassoon) Paul Hanson (with Dennis Chambers & Victor Little) - Frolic In The Land Of Plenty - 2008, MP3 tracks, 320 kbps

Over the last 20 years, Paul has rewritten the rulebook and set new standards for what is possible on this most classical of woodwind instruments. As one reviewer puts it, “But he simply transcends technique to a point where the listener no longer has in mind that it’s a BASSOON that he’s playing.” His explorations have transcended limitations and created new possibilities-all while making music of the highest quality. Paul’s repertoire encompasses musical aspects of all modern styles of improvised music. From his roots as an award-winning classical bassoonist and jazz saxophonist- Paul has sought to expand the lexicon of the bassoon while creating a unique musical voice.
As an improvising bassoonist-Paul has recorded and/or performed with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Wayne Shorter, Medeski Martin & Wood, Patrice Rushen, Abraham Laboriel, Will Kennedy, Bob Weir’s RATDOG, Peter Erskine, Billy Childs, Billy Higgins, Ray Charles, Charlie Hunter, Dennis Chambers, T. Lavitz from Dixie Dregs, Jeff Sipe, Jonas Hellborg, Omar Sosa, Bob Moses, Kai Eckhardt, Peter Apfelbaum and the Hieroglyphics Ensemble, The Paul Dresher Ensemble, DAVKA, St. Joseph Ballet Company, The Klezmorim, Cirque Du Soleil, as jazz soloist with the Oakland Eastbay Symphony Orchestra, as classical soloist with the Napa Symphony Orchestra (non-improvising) and many more. As a sax player-Paul has recorded and/or performed with Eddie Money, Boz Scaggs, The Temptations, Tower of Power, Kotoja, What It Is, Samba Ngo, Steve Smith, Tom Coster and others.
http://paulhansonmusic.com/biography

Editorial Reviews
What Paul Hanson does on bassoon is akin to what other innovators like guitarists Charlie Hunter, banjoist Bela Fleck and bassist Jaco Pastorius have done with their respective instruments. Like those musicians, Hanson has created a vibrant new, expansive vocabulary through a combination of virtuosity, vision and soul, as he demonstrates with this release. On the blazing fusion cut "Emerald Mile", his electric bassoon flurries on a labyrinth of intricate unisons with violinist Tracy Silverman sound like a wailing electric guitar And on the fuzz-laden grunge anthem "Scrool," Hanson and crew summon up the heavy metal assault of Black Sabbath.[/url]
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Paul Hanson: bassoons, tenor sax (6); Dennis Chambers: drums (3,4,7,8); Paul Van Wageningen: drums (2,6,9); Victor Little: bass; Eric Levy: Fender Rhodes (2,3,8,9), piano (8); Armen Chakmakian: piano (3), Fender Rhodes (3,4); Tracy Silverman: violin (3,4); Mike Olmos: trumpet (6), flugelhorn (2); Caito Marcondes:Pandeiro; Haroun Serang: guitars (4,7,8), electro beats (5)