Check out four new tracks from Zenith Patrol -- Paul Hanson's current band: http://www.zenithpatrol.com/music.html

Dowload the following mp3 file from Paul Hanson's current release, Voodoo Suite:

Strawberri Prelude Manzanita Ranch Music Records (1:36)
1.5 MB

"..Hanson produces a bassoon sound so full, lithe and flexible..the results are often breathtaking as he glide and swoops from the horn's piping upper register to mellow, burnished depths." - Andy Gilbert, San Jose Mercury News

"..Most impressed with his emotive drive, rainbow of hues..his new CD is music majesty: a cherished work articulated with undiminished confidence." - Herb Wong, IAJE Journal

Paul Hanson

Also, please visit MIDI/Moo Records to hear a RealAudio sample of
'In with the Crowd' from Paul's 1996 Release, Astro Boy Blues.

Paul HansonAstro Boy Blues was noted in the Jazz Times (8/97, p.69):

"Expertly wielded by Paul Hanson...the bassoon may not be the most widely used instrument for fusion leads, but it sure works. The distinct character of the instrument brings a reedier, more earthy, live- and-up-close quality... Hanson handles its many colors with dexterity..."

You can also purchase Paul Hanson's music online - go to the 'purchase' area of this website or visit Liquid Audio, click on the link to 'download singles and albums' and then run an artist search on 'Paul Hanson'.


"Hanson's solos were strikingly agile; when 'unplugged', they brought to mind the boppish grace of Gerry Mulligan's baritone sax style, and when switched to 'plugged mode' ... (he) cut through the grooves with the power of a heavy metal guitar pyrotechnician."

- Lee Hildebrand, East Bay Express

 

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