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The Microscopic Septet
12+ albums
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Active for roughly a dozen years, the Microscopic Septet was widely recognized as "New York's Most Famous Unknown Band." The group started with a basic reeds-and-rhythm texture that was sonically similar to the sound of the Swing Era. However, they employed this texture to address a widely eclectic range of styles, from free-form music to R&B, reggae, rhumbas and ragtime. The result was a brilliant blend of fresh-sounding orchestration ideas and inspired soloing. Along with Don Byron and former band-member John Zorn, The "Micros" were also the most celebrated of the many cutting-edge units associated with experimental music's best-known venue, the Knitting Factory, during the peak years of the "Downtown" music movement in the late '80s and early '90s. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
albums
Lobster Leaps In
Manhattan moonrise
Friday the Thirteenth: The Micros Play Monk
Take The Z Train
Seven Men in Neckties
Surrealistic Swing
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Wayside Sampler 5
Been Up So Long It Looks Like Down to Me: The Micros Play the Blues
Beauty Based On Science
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Friday the Thirteenth
History of the Micros, Vol. 1: Seven Men in Neckties (Disc 1)
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Cuneiform Turns 30: The Albums of 2014