''Flyin' the Koop'' is the second solo album by New Orleans drummer

Stanton Moore Stanton Moore (born July 9, 1972) is an American funk, jazz, and rock drummer from New Orleans. Most widely known as a founding member of Galactic, Moore has also pursued a solo recording career (beginning with his 1998 debut ''All Kooked Out! ...

. The album includes funk, rock and jazz. Moore's line-up for ''Flyin' the Koop'' is in part a combination of musicians with whom he played at a "SuperJam" at

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Christopher Blagg, ''offBEAT.com'', Mar 1, 2002, Retrieved June 22, 2007 Moore's concept for the album "was to have two saxes, bass and drums, and to improvise over loops..." building the tracks upon rhythm. Melodies then developed through improvisation and composition by the saxophonists. "Magnolia Triangle" is a classic New Orleans composition in 5/4 meter from famed New Orleans drummer and composer James Black. "Let's Go" and "Hunch" are both contributions from the writing team of Charlie Dennard and Brian Seeger who were half of Moore's working band at the time, "Moore and More". The track "For the Record" is a composition by Seeger written specifically for this session.Brian Seege
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''brianseeger.com'', Retrieved June 23, 2009 On ''Flyin' the Koop'' Moore played vintage Gretsch drums with an 18-inch bass drum. Wood plays upright and Hoffner bass. Many fans speculated at first that the name of the solo album implied that Moore could be leaving his band

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. Moore explained that the metaphor which regarded "freeing yourself from the limitations" of music styles was combined with the location of the recording studio being on a former chicken farm in Cotati, California.

Musicians

- drums *

Karl Denson Karl Denson (born December 27, 1956) is an American funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist from Santa Ana, California. He was a member of Lenny Kravitz's band and has co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars. Denson has recorded with art ...

- saxophone, flute *

Skerik Skerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, he is a pioneer in a playing style that has been called saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critt ...

- saxophone * Chris Wood - bass *

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- guitar

Track listing

# "Tang the Hump" # "Fallin' Off" # "Let's Go" # "Launcho Diablo" # "Prairie Sunset" # "Things Fall Apart" # "Amy's Lament" # "Magnolia Triangle" # "Hunch" # "Bottoms Up" # "For the Record" # "Organized Chaos"

References

Flyin' The Koop
Glenn Astarita, ''AllAboutJazz.com'', March 1, 2002, Retrieved June 22, 2007 * Flyin' the KoopThom Jurek, ''AllMusic.com'', Retrieved June 22, 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Flyin' The Koop (Stanton Moore Album) Stanton Moore albums 2002 albums Blue Thumb Records albums