Andrew Oliver's Portland, Oregon-based band digs deep into a genre-bending bag of original compositions for their first recording on OA2. The group has built a strong following for their diverse instrumentation, an exciting live performance aesthetic, and their carefully crafted originals that are inspired by equally eclectic sets of circumstance - an ode to a gas station; "Inattentive Attendant," musings on Hawaiian wildlife; "800 Turtles," and commentary on the bassist's taste in citrus;"Only a Quality Lime for Eric Gruber." The band lets their creative imaginations run free in developing often complex structures for their free-wheeling improvisations. 

ANDREW OLIVER piano, fender rhodes, wurlitzer electric piano
MARY-SUE TOBIN soprano & alto saxophone, clarinet
WILLIE MATHEIS tenor & soprano saxophone
DAN DUVAL guitar
ERIC GRUBER bass
KEVIN VAN GEEM drums

Andrew Oliver Sextet: www.andrewoliver.net/sextet 
OA2 Records: www.oa2records.com

credits

released April 20, 2010

Producer: Andrew Oliver
Recording engineer: Jason Powers
Recording location: Type Foundry Studio, Portland, OR
Recording dates: August 15-16, 2009
Mixing engineer: Jason Powers
Mixing location: Type Foundry Studio, Portland, OR
Mastering engineer: Timothy Stollenwerk
Mastering location: Stereophonic Mastering, Portland, OR