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"Tangled Tango, Clean Feed Records"

ALLABOUTJAZZ APRIL 2007 By Mark Corroto

Drummer Ethan Winogrand, formerly of the New York Punk Band Joe Cool, continues his association with guitarist Ross Bonadonna and Charles Mingus' son, bassist Eric Mingus, in this very hip jazz ensemble. If you are keen on the music scene, the players—trumpeter Steven Bernstein (Sexmob, Millenia Territory Orchestra), saxophonist Gorka Benitez and bassist Carlos Barretto—are three of today’s hottest properties. The twelve original compositions will appeal to fans not only of Bernstein, but also those who followed the late Lounge Lizards, Stanton Moore and the new Brooklyn thing.
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TOUCHING EXTREMES REVIEW APRIL 2007 By Máximo Ricci

Drummer Ethan Winogrand comes from punk - he was a member of CBGB mainstays Joe Cool in the era of Television, Talking Heads and Ramones - but one would never guess from the linear themes and elegant progressions of "Tangled tango", which seems him leading a sextet comprising Carlos Barretto on double bass, Gorka Benitez on saxes, Steven Bernstein on trumpet and slide trumpet, Ross Bonadonna on guitar and Eric Mingus on electric upright bass. Winogrand penned the majority of the compositions, twelve pieces exploring several angles of a warm tranquillity that lets us accept conventional forms with ease, also in consideration of the rockish influence inspiring the music, especially in the title track where Bonadonna's saturated guitar phrases act as a perfect trait d'union between jazz tradition (the record is dedicated to Elvin Jones) and desire of howling at the moon against the excesses of intellectualization. This is not one of those feverish expressions of parapsychologic transcendence that enlightens us for one hour then fades away to remain eternally forgotten, despite the presence of several slanted interconnections in a few tracks; it's rather a batch of funny tunes, played with imaginative if reflective drive by six souls whose different credentials allow them to fluctuate between genres quite effortlessly. www.touchingextremes.org

ALL MUSIC GUIDE REVIEW May 2007 By Scott Yanow

This program by drummer Ethan Winogrand covers a variety of post bop grooves and ideas, ranging from the one-chord vamp of “Tangled Tango” to more melodic pieces, usually including bits of humor and the catchy “Time To Kill.” Most of the selections are performed by a pianoless quartet with the talented saxophonist Gorka Benitez, the versatile guitarist Ross Bonadonna (who rocks out on “Tangled Tango”) and bassist Carlos Barretto. Trumpeter Steven Bernstein is an asset on five numbers while Eric Mingus plays electric bass on two songs. Tangled Tango is full of intriguing and generally colorful music, more notable for the group interplay than for individual heroics.

ALLABOUTJAZZ REVIEW BY TROY COLLINS JUNE 2007

Drummer Ethan Winogrand’s early days were spent in the punk band Joe Cool, playing alongside such innovative acts as Television, The Talking Heads, Blondie and the Ramones at New York’s CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City. An early interest in jazz led to a variety of side-man gigs and four years living in Copenhagen. Moving from Brooklyn to the north of Spain in 2000, Winogrand assembled an international cast for Tangled Tango. Drawing on his varied past, Winogrand’s swinging post-bop writing is bolstered by subtle rock smarts and an edgy Downtown sensibility.
Tangled Tango features a similar line-up to Winogrand’s previous album, Made In Brooklyn (Clean Feed, 2003). Brooklyn-based guitarist Ross Bonadonna returns, with Spanish saxophonist Gorka Benitez replacing Donny McCaslin, while Eric Mingus’ slot is now filled by Portuguese bassist Carlos Barretto. Mingus briefly returns for a cameo appearance on two cuts and trumpeter Steven Bernstein (Sex Mob, Lounge Lizards) sits in on five tracks.
A pastiche of styles and genres, Winogrand’s aesthetic is eclectic, but not jarring. Drawing inspiration from the noir-ish atmospherics of the early Lounge Lizards and Jazz Passengers, his writing is colorful, cinematic and evocative.
The title track struts along a one chord vamp, featuring a knotty electric guitar line from Bonadonna that complements Bernstein’s expressive plunger muted solo. Pieces like “Broadway Jitters,” “Transmissions” and “Time To Kill” are definitive. Accessible and spry boppish tunes, they swing with an appealing lilt, barely concealing their muscular drive. Demonstrating the core groups’ empathetic sensibility, “Crocodilian Wag” and “Wrapping Paper” are collectively composed improvisations that are exploratory yet cohesive. Integrating understated rock and funk riffs and rhythms, “Pickup Sticks” and “She’s Flying Gumbo Low” add a genial sensibility to the session.
An agreeable and solid effort, Tangled Tango is - Various published reviews


Discography

Artist Title Label Year

Ethan Winogrand Tangled Tango Clean Feed 2007
Three for the Road Last Call Toggle 2003
Ethan Winogrand Made In Brooklyn Clean Feed 2003
Michale Lee Wolfe Corners of the World Ambitu 2002
Double Triple Double Triple Wombat 2000
Eric Mingus Er Hum Uh Some 1999
Stranger Jones Lurks the Shark Ave A 1998
Witness Witness Barsa 1996
Cindy Rickmond Cindy Richmond Sad Mountain 1995
Karen Mantler My Cat Arnold get the Flu Watt 1990
Unknown Gender Do For You Metronome Polydor 1990
Karen Mantler My Cat Arnold Watt 1989
Construction Foundation Adaptor 1988
Unkown Gender She Devil Metronome Polydor 1986
Unknown Gender Rapid Vibrations Metronome Polydor 1985
Unknown Gender Electric Kiss Metronome Polydor 1984

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ETHAN WINOGRAND: New York composer, drums

The music of Ethan Winogrand is squarely in the center of today´s modern eclectic styles, neither overeaching for effect, nor falling back on established formulas. This music represents yet another approach to jazz and improvisation and is an aspect of what the infamous New York City downtown music scene has been producing for years. His unusual long line melodies, draw on influences ranging from the far east to the streets of New York, forming sustaining structures over often bluesy ostinato bass lines or more jazz oriented walking styles, all motivated by Winogrand´s open feel drumming. The music shifts moods unpredictably, effectively and exposes the modern work of contemporary artists who are aware of and know the music´s roots.

To catagorize and label Winogrand´s music one must look to the past and the future. It is certainly modern jazz improvisation, using structures that bring to mind both bebop and avant garde though never really representing either in their familiar forms. At times it appears to border on free improvisation, and indeed ventures into such areas intentionally. So it can be described as downtown modern jazz or progressive jazz or neo post modern bop jazz. No one phrase or label can define a music type when that type itself encompasses so many of it´s styles. Why not make it simple and simply just call it: jazz.

Winogrand has recorded and performed with the groundbreaking art/funk trio Unknown Gender, Joe Cool, Stranger Jones, Richard Lindsey Trio, Neu Enemy, Marc Sloan, Karen Mantler, Eric Mingus, Big Ed Sullivan, Roy Paci, Donny McCaslin, Matt Munisteri, Catherine Russell, Erik Friedlander, among others. Winogrand has toured extensively throughout Europe since the early 1980s and has been performing live since the age of 17. His studies include guitar technique and theory with Jeff Segal, piano and theory with Louis King, piano & composition with Helene Malloy, and drum technique and theory at the Drummer´s Collective in New York with director Richard Kravitz. He currently lives and works in the north of Spain.

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