 Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra
 Open Spaces - Folk Songs Reimagined
 Review by Gary Hill

This is such an intriguing album. This album includes jazz interpretations of folk songs. It opens with one of my favorites folk songs, so it gets points for that in my book. Given the quality of the stuff here, it doesn't need those points. This leans closer on the fusion, experimental side, but it does have more mainstream stuff, too. While most of this is instrumental, one track does include some vocals. This lands under progressive rock in part because that's where we put fusion. Additionally, though, the very art quality of turning folk music into jazz compositions lands it there.
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