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Featuring Phil Aaberg on piano, Eugene Friesen on cello, Michael Manring on bass, Jeff on flugelhorm Co written with Patrick Gorman Produced by Will Ackerman
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Jeff Oster
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AMG Review of True
Jonathan Widran
All Music GuideWhile his ambient-electronic approach to the trumpet and flugelhorn are perhaps not as commercial and in the pocket as 2000s hitmakers Rick Braun and Chris Botti, the Florida-bred Jeff Oster -- years after abandoning his musical dreams in favor of success in the financial world -- scored impressive breakthrough success in the /p>
ew age world with his 2005 debut Released. He owes some of that success to the internet; getting 40,000 downloads on MP3.com attracted the attention of legendary guitarist (and Windham Hill Records founder) Will Ackerman, who became an important collaborator. Released, which Oster described as "Chet Baker meets Dead Can Dance," won the 2005 Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Instrumental Album awards at the NAR (New Age Reporter) Lifestyle Music Awards. The Oster/Ackerman composition "At Last" also won the Best New Age Song award at the 2005 Independent Music Awards. Ackerman takes Oster to the next level as the producer of True, an exciting yet relaxing, spiritually inspiring, musically challenging work that blends graceful melodies with edgy electronic /p>
ew age, otherworldly soundscapes, and artful touches of exotica. On the opening track "Saturn Calling," Oster's dreamy flugelhorn melody sweeps over an extraterrestrial landscape that's all at once fluid, grooving, and tribally organic. The same vibe continues but in a slightly more low key mode on "This Place" and "Serengeti" before Oster blends his best /p>
ew age sensibilities (complete with Patrick Gorman's sparse acoustic guitar) with a haunting classical/chamber music flavor on "Violet." He and Ackerman vary the style from there, mixing spaciness and pop/soul with Tibetan throat chants on "Tibet," going film score orchestral on "Sounds Like Sunshine," and digging into a hip and soulful cool on "Once in a Blue Midnight." Perhaps the most conventionally beautiful /p>
ew agey piece is the completely organic "On One Knee," a contemplative prayer-like song blending Oster's horn, Ackerman's trademark lonesome acoustic guitar, and Philip Aaberg's lush piano harmonies. Overall, Ackerman has the best description of the unique chapter Oster adds to the /p>
ew age realm: "the elements are familiar, but the synthesis is unique."
Jeff Oster music - Violet - your thoughts?
Jeff Oster Music - Serengeti - Review? Thoughts?
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This track features Samite from Uganda, and the drumming of Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, Sting, James Taylor) , and the bass playing of T Bone Wolk (Hall and Oates) TRUE is produced by Will Ackerman This track is available for a free download here
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New Jeff Oster music - let me know what you think!
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I'd love to hear some feedback on this, and other tracks I've uploaded here! Bring it on! And if you like it, PASS IT ON! Peace, Jeff Oster
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From Jeff Oster - Please check out some of my music
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I'd love to hear some feedback on this, and other tracks I've uploaded here! Bring it on! And if you like it, PASS IT ON! Peace, Jeff Oster
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Jeff Oster music - Violet - your thoughts?
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New Jeff Oster Video - A Tribute to the NASA / JPL Cassini Saturn Mission
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unx0KmyYhBY On July 28th,2008 I was invited to perform Saturn Calling, a track from my CD "TRUE", at JPL in Pasadena,CA., as a part of the Cassini Program "End of Prime Mission " celebration.JPL created this video montage of photos sent back to Earth from the Cassini spacecraft now circling Saturn and its moons.The "wind" you hear in the song are the radio wa...
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Jeff Oster Music - Serengeti - Review? Thoughts?
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This track features Samite from Uganda, and the drumming of Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, Sting, James Taylor) , and the bass playing of T Bone Wolk (Hall and Oates) TRUE is produced by Will Ackerman This track is available for a free download here
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New Jeff Oster music - let me know what you think!
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I'd love to hear some feedback on this, and other tracks I've uploaded here! Bring it on! And if you like it, PASS IT ON! Peace, Jeff Oster
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From Jeff Oster - Please check out some of my music
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I'd love to hear some feedback on this, and other tracks I've uploaded here! Bring it on! And if you like it, PASS IT ON! Peace, Jeff Oster
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