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Thursday Group
About Thursday Group:
Thursday Group is an original jazz-fusion
quartet lead by New York guitarist Douglas Lichterman,
and featuring Clayton Englar on saxes & flute. They
performed regularly at several venues in the San Francisco Bay Area during the
late 70's, including the legendary Keystone Korner, until 1980 when the group
relocated to the East Coast. After recruiting a new rhythm section, they began
performing again in New York City. This eventually led to their first album,
"Thursday Group", co-produced by
Lichterman and Englar in 1982 for the guitarist's newly-formed
Pathfinder Records. By 1988, the label had grown
substantially - signing such artists as Bill Connors, John Abercrombie, Richard
Beirach, and the quartet Quest - and released Thursday Group's second album,
"Uncle Mean".
Thursday Group is (left to right):
> Clayton Englar (tenor, soprano and bass sax; flute; penny whistles)
> Douglas Lichterman (guitar; dumbek)
> Jim Kerwin (bass)
> Tony Manno (drums - "Uncle Mean")
> Vinnie Johnson (drums - "Thursday Group" & "Uncle Mean")
"...the tunes are nearly impossible to forget once heard,
including the title cut, Uncle Mean. It's an up-tempo swing featuring some
soulful soloing by (saxophonist) Clayton Englar." -
Jazz times
"Led by Lichterman's cunning guitar style and Englar's husky sax sound, the
quintet travels in daring directions." - Billboard
"Lichterman's...broad washes and jagged leads (recalling John Scofield) move
closely in and around Englar's horn leads. While the pair carve out quirky,
skewed pathways that both swing freely and chop abrasively, the rhythm section
keeps things juiced with a twin-drum attack and a bass player that rumbles and
grooves at ground level." - CMJ New Music Report
"...avoids excess and cliche, while subtly blending swing, funk, rock and
blues in a cookin' brew. Douglas Lichterman plays with a searing yet gutsy
tone...The lead is often held by saxophonist Clayton Englar, who is as exciting
as all get out, especially on soprano." - Option
Magazine
Thursday Group Song Samples:
The following selections are all around 2 minutes long,
in MP3 format.
Click on the title to download/listen:
From "Thursday Group" (Pathfinder Records, 1983) -
From "Uncle Mean" (Pathfinder Records, 1988) - (all comp. & arr. © 1983/1988 by D. Lichterman - Pelican Fan Music/BMI; except * - trad., arr. by D. Lichterman)
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