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A relative late bloomer to the jazz world, trumpeter Roy Campbell is indicative of a new generation of improvisers who have the benefit of hindsight in reinventing the language of modal jazz--taking the best facets of tradition (cool, swing, bop, post-bop) and applying it to the most salient aspects of the avant-garde. AKHENATEN SUITE, a commissioned piece for the 12th annual Vision Festival, contains an extended ensemble piece that recalls the far-flung and exotic locales evoked in long-form works such as Duke Ellington's FAR EAST SUITE and Sun Ra's HELIOCENTRIC WORLDS. Recorded live for the festival in 2007, the piece is a splendid post-bop meditation splattered with moments of pure overtone bliss, courtesy of Campbell's blustery brass textures and violinist Billy Bang's assertive melodic arcs. The frontline improvisational soloing, while impressive, is always kept to a measured level of restraint, anchored by a rhythmic center consisting of bassist Hilliard Greene's and drummer Zen Matsuura's radiant, swinging pulses--marking this outing as one steeped in tradition as enduring as that of the ancients.
Roy Campbell: Roy Campbell (recorder, trumpet, flugelhorn); Billy Bang (violin); Bryan Carrott (vibraphone); Hillard Greene (bass instrument); Zen Matsuura (drums).
Personnel: Bryan Carrott (vibraharp).
Audio Mixer: Stefan Heger.
Recording information: Vision Festival XII.The Wire (p.71) - "[T]he brisk tempo and crisp ensembles of 'Pharaoh's Revenge Part 2' carries the day."
JazzTimes (p.94) - "The 19 players are nimble, energetic and, as either name suggests, quite adept at both Latin music and jazz." Roy Campbell Akhenaten Suite Songs | 1. | Akhenaten (Aamenophis, Amenhotep IV) |
| 2. | Aten and Amarna |
| 3. | Pharaoh's Revenge (Akhenaten) Intro, Pt. 1 |
| 4. | Pharaoh's Revenge, Pt. 1 |
| 5. | Pharaoh's Revenge (Tutankhamun) Intro, Pt. 2 |
| 6. | Pharaoh's Revenge, Pt. 2 |
| 7. | Sunset on the Nile |
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