Frank Glover | Abacus

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Clarinet, Frank Glover, Jazz, Saxophone

Frank Glover - Abacus

Frank Glover | Abacus – [Owl Studios, 2010]

Indianapolis-based clarinetist and soprano saxophonist Frank Glover’s musical concept on Abacus is not necessarily involved in counting, or painting by numbers. This is a combination of orchestral sounds paired with soloist Glover and his quartet that goes beyond what would normally be heard in this format. There’s a certain division of labor between Glover and the Wood & Rodin, Inc. 24-piece group conducted by Dean Franke, but their collective vision stretches far past the immediate horizon and into celestial territory. You hear minimalism associated with Steve Reich, elegant jazz à la Duke Ellington, and cerebral tones closer to Igor Stravinsky or Pierre Boulez than J.S. Bach and Johannes Brahms.