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Rova Orkestrova: Nels Cline (electric guitar); Carla Kihlstedt (violin, sound effects); Jenny Scheinman (violin); Bruce Ackley (soprano saxophone); Steve Adams (alto saxophone); Larry Ochs (tenor saxophone); Jon Raskin (baritone saxophone); Fred Frith (bass guitar); Donald Robinson (drums); Ikue Mori (drum machine, sampler); Otomo Yoshihide (electronics, turntables); Chris Brown (electronics); Rova Saxophone Quartet.The Wire (p.41) - Included in The Wire's "2005 Rewind: 50 Records Of The Year."
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Purchase Electric Ascension CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Arthur Blythe Lenox Avenue Breakdown CD (1978)
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In addition to having excellent cover art (an illustrated cityscape in which a giant saxophone--complete with windows, a doorway, and stoop--takes its place among the neighboring buildings), LENOX AVENUE BREAKDOWN is also a dynamic, unjustly overlooked jazz album. Prodigiously talented as an instrumentalist and composer, alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe was one of the most innovative jazz musicians of the 1970s and '80s, and LENOX AVENUE BREAKDOWN, his Columbia Records debut, proves it.
Blythe's ability to marry the best of the genre's traditions (he is equally versed in swing, post-bop, and romantic styles) with his avant-garde leanings is evident here. "Odessa," for example, a modal exploration, begins melodically, yet pushes further into free-jazz territory as the tune progresses. The angular bop of the title track is offset by adventurous soloing and unique instrumentation (flute and tuba add to the sonic palette here, along with guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer and drummer Jack DeJohnette). Blythe also knows how to keep things groovy, as the Latin-infused "Down San Diego Way" shows, with its interlocking webs of percussion. This is challenging, engaging jazz of the first order that still sounds fresh decades after its release.
Recorded at Mediasound Studios, New York, New York. Originally released on Columbia (35638). Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.
Reissue producer: Donald Elfman.
Personnel: Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone); James Blood Ulmer, Cecil McBee (guitar); James Newton (flute); Bob Stewart (tuba); Jack DeJohnette (drums); Guilherme Franco (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Doug Epstein; Arthur Blythe; Bob Thiele.
Liner Note Author: Stanley Crouch.
Recording information: Mediasound Studios, NY.
Photographer: Jim Houghton.
Personnel: Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone); Bob Stewart (tuba); James Newton (flute); James "Blood" Ulmer (guitar); Cecil McBee (bass); Jack DeJohnette (drums); Guillermo Franco (percussion).
Producer: Bob Thiele.
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| | John Zorn 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 4 CD (2004)
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$13.09
Recorded during a string of concerts staged to commemorate John Zorn's 50th birthday, ELECTRIC MASADA captures the plugged-in variation of Zorn's acoustic, avant-Klezmer jazz quartet. Regular members Dave Douglas (trumpet) and Greg Cohen (bass) are absent here, with bassist Trevor Dunn admirably filling Cohen's position. Zorn's alternately lyrical and aggressive alto saxophone playing is still front and center, as are Joey Baron's dazzlingly polyrhythmic drum patterns. Rounding out the ensemble are guitarist Marc Ribot, keyboardist Jamie Saft, percussionists Kenny Wollesen and Cyro Baptista, and Ikue Mori on laptop electronics.
As one might guess from the personnel and instrumentation, the music here is dense, highly rhythmic, experimental, and often chaotic. The nearly 15-minute "Tekufah" is a cerebral, funky brew that recalls Miles Davis's early-1970s period (circa LIVE EVIL), with Saft's Rhodes creating a busy, cool counterbalance to Ribot's screaming guitar and the webs of thundering drums. "Idalah-Abal" leads off with a punishing death-metal riff that gives way to a rising tide of noise led by Zorn's screeching alto. Elsewhere, the jagged, fragmentary skronk of "Hath-Arob" contrasts with the quietly shimmering dream of "Yatzar," proving Zorn's penchant for endless surprises in the service of his bold, heroic music.
This is part of Tzadik's Birthday Celebration Series.
Live Recording
Electric Masada: Marc Ribot, John Zorn, Trevor Dunn, Kenny Wollesen, Joey Baron, Cyro Baptista, Ikue Mori.
Electric Masada: Trevor Dunn (bass instrument); Ikue Mori (electronics); Jamie Saft, John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Joey Baron, Cyro Baptista, Kenny Wollesen.
Personnel: Marc Ribot (guitar); John Zorn (alto saxophone); Jamie Saft (keyboards); Joey Baron, Kenny Wollesen (drums); Cyro Baptista (percussion); Ikue Mori (computer).
Recording information: Tonic, New York, NY (09/27/2003).
Unknown Contributor Role: Electric Masada.
| | Dave Douglas Bow River Falls CD (2004)
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A true collaborative effort, BOW RIVER FALLS features playing, composing, and arranging by trumpeter Dave Douglas, clarinetist Louis Sclavis, cellist Peggy Lee, and drummer/programmer Dylan Van Der Schyff. Recorded during Douglas's residence at the Banff Jazz Workshop in Alberta, Canada (where the other musicians were guest faculty), the session was cut in an afternoon with minimal rehearsal, so a feeling of spontaneity prevails. The music, atmospheric and free, is full of vigorous instrumental interplay and expressionist gestures.
The opener, Steve Lacy's "Blinks," has a bop-influenced head that gives way to a chorus of anthropomorphic squeals and bleeps. This pattern is seen elsewhere--melodic fragments intertwine with open, spacious structures, punctuated by free, interactive playing. Lee's cello contributes to the chamber-music ambience, especially on darker, dramatic numbers ("Retracing 2"), while Van Der Schyff's laptop contributions (on "Window" and "Dark Water," in particular) organically blend sampled sounds with his own drumming. Like many of Douglas's recordings, BOW RIVER FALLS draws from the past (the clearest reference here is late-'60s free jazz), while sounding utterly contemporary (the glitchy, sampled backdrop might classify some tracks as electronica or post-rock). Like most of Douglas's releases, this one is excellent all around.
Liner Note Author: Dave Douglas .
Recording information: Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada (06/2003).
Personnel: Dave Douglas (trumpet); Dave Douglas ; Peggy Lee , Peggy Lee (cello); Louis Sclavis (clarinet, bass clarinet); Dylan van der Schyff (drums).
Audio Mixer: John Sorenson.
| | John Zorn Masada - Live At Tonic 1999 DVD (2004)
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The world of modern jazz would be a very different beast if it weren't for the emergence of John Zorn in the 1970s. Unafraid to incorporate a diverse range of styles into his music, Zorn had drawn on heavy metal, punk, classical, and a number of other influences to help drag the genre away from its traditional leanings. Masada are one of his many groups, with a line up completed by Greg Cohen, Dave Douglas, and Joey Baron. This show features Zorn and Masada performing in their native New York City, at a regular haunt for the band, Tonic, on the Lower East Side. The concert was filmed in the summer of 1999, and sees the band performing with their usual enthusiasm, excitement, and ambition to push the boundaries of music back further than many of their contemporaries.
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English
| | David S Ware Live In The World CDs (2005)
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A longtime frontrunner in the jazz avant-garde, saxophonist David S. Ware has released one of his strongest and most comprehensive statements with 2005's LIVE IN THE WORLD. A sprawling three-CD set, this collection of performances recorded in Italy in Switzerland features Ware playing with regular sidemen Matthew Shipp (piano) and William Parker (bass), two of the finest musicians in the game. Different drummers dominate each set--Susie Ibarra on Disc One, Hamid Drake on Disc Two, and Guillermo E. Brown on Disc Three--in each case providing pulse, texture, clatter, and drive to the tireless exploration and scintillating chemistry of the core trio.
The material includes covers (an extended, abstract reading of "The Way We Were") and originals that range in feel from the quietly meditative ("Aquarian Sound") to the kinetic ("Logistic") to the rhythmic and ruminative ("Elder's Path"). Disc Three is primarily devoted to a complete re-working of Sonny Rollins's "Freedom Suite;" Ware's version expands and explores the original to spectacular effect. At the center of all this, of course, is Ware's tenor work--passionate, nuanced, relentlessly inventive, and technically formidable. LIVE IN THE WORLD is not only one of Ware's finest recordings, it is an example of free jazz at its absolute best.
Personnel: David S. Ware (saxophone); Matthew Shipp (piano); Guillermo E. Brown, Hamid Drake, Susie Ibarra (drums).
Recording information: Cineama Taetro, Chiasso, Switzerland (12/11/1998-??/??/2003); Milano, Italy (12/11/1998-??/??/2003); Terni, Italy (12/11/1998-??/??/2003).
| | Ornette Coleman Sound Grammar CD (2006)
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Recorded in front of a live audience, 2006's SOUND GRAMMAR was the first release of all new material from free-jazz icon Ornette Coleman in nearly a decade. Packed with sonic thrills from back to front, this outing finds Coleman in a quartet that features two bassists. The rhythmic and harmonic interplay between the two basses (one is plucked and one is bowed) creates a rich, resonant field on which the drummer and Coleman (on violin, trumpet, and alto saxophone, alternately) improvise freely. The years haven't dimmed the artist's creativity an iota, and SOUND GRAMMAR proves Coleman's unique, original vision to be as vital as ever.
Personnel: Ornette Coleman (violin, alto saxophone, trumpet); Greg Cohen, Tony Falanga (double bass); Denardo Coleman (drums).
| | World's Greatest Jazz Band Porter/Rodgers & Hart CD (2005)
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trumpeter Yank Lawson & bassist Bob Haggart lead this all-star aggregation; it contains the entire World's Greatest Jazz Band "Cole Porter" LP, w. the remaining half containing cuts from the "Gershwin & Rogers & Hart" LP
| | Hank Jones Tiptoe Tapdance CD (1978)
$10.05
Originally on the Galaxy label, this CD reissue is a rare solo outing by pianist Hank Jones. The emphasis is on ballads and his treatments of these songs (which include three religious pieces) are respectful, melodic and lightly swinging. There is not much variety here but the music (within its limitations) is enjoyable. ~ Scott Yanow
Recorded in June 1977 and January 1978.
Solo performer: Hank Jones (piano).
Personnel: Hank Jones (piano).
Audio Remasterer: Phil DeLancie.
Recording information: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA (06/29/1977-01/21/1978).
Illustrator: Lucinda Cowell.
Photographer: Phil Bray.
| | Journey To Bali CD (2001) (Import) France
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Includes liner notes by Denis Hekimian.
Unknown Contributor Role: Mary Pardoe.
| | Shulla Untitled CD (2005)
$38.59 | | Swinging News Best Of The Best Radio Hits, Vol. 6 CD (2006)
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Singing News Best of the Best is an album that truly has a title that speaks exactly what this project contains!The Best in Southern Gospel Radio Hits. With songs like I Got Here As Fast As I Could by Mark Bishop from the SN Soloist of the year, The Good News by the McKameys and I Know I'm Going There by the Kingdom Heirs. Best of the Best includes ALL top radio hits. It is no wonder this will be an album that all Southern Gospel Fans will want to own.
| | Domenico Trio Caliri Cal Do Ut Do CD (2007) (Import)
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Track Listing of songs: Ubi Maior; Strani Presagi; Jacovitti; Valse De La Balorda; Stoccato; Per Una Foglia; Centro Storico; Art Dco; Lei E Il Gatto; Credici; Tante Cose;
| | Rita Sakellariou Kathe Iliovasilema CD (Import)
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Track Listing of songs: Kathe Iliovasilema; Kane Oti Sou Aresei; Krata Ti Thesi Sou Psila; Teleftaia Ora; Ora Kali Sou Ki as Pono; Oloi Oi Antres Len Ta Idia; Na Pethaneis Na Glitoso; O Paramythatzis; As Evriska Enan Anthropo; Dyo Kardies; Paranomi Mou Agapi; I Zimia; Xypnia Ntermpenterissa; Anoige File Anoige; Opoios Echei Matia Vlepei; Thelo Pia Na M' Agapas; Paixe Giorgo to Bouzouki; Pes Mou Ti Theo Latreveis;
| | Multi Purpose Chemic And Four More Ways To Fight CD (2008) (Import) Import
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Track Listing of songs: Apostasy; Human; Myth Of I; Cult; Quick Fix; Food For Worm; Jimmy Maypole; Requiard; Packaged Rebellion; Tender Folk Song; Out With The Control;
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