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Though to many New York City is the center of the jazz universe, Chicago has always rivaled--if not equaled--it as a fertile environment for cutting-edge jazz. 8 Bold Souls is an octet with composer/multi-reed player Edward Wilkerson, Jr. at ... Full Descriptionthe helm, and the group is as daring, inventive, and satisfying as any on the early 21st-century American jazz landscape. Wilkerson composes thoughtfully eclectic tunes that demonstrate an appreciation of the varied history of American music in general and jazz in particular.
"Third One Smiles" is a mid-tempo funk piece with percolating New Orleans rhythms and bristling hot-bop trumpet solos--imagine Lee Morgan's "Sidewinder" at a Mardi Gras jam session. "The Art of Tea" is a slow, torch-blues tune, rich with Duke Ellington-style textures (a big influence throughout) and a low-down cello solo. "Pachinko" is a surreal tango around the cartoon cosmos, and "Gang of Four" juxtaposes classical-sounding brass melodies, more New Orleans swagger, and '50s cool-school swing. If inventive composition with emotional directness are what you crave; if you like the twists and quirks of Henry Threadgill, Carla Bley, George Russell or the Lounge Lizards, this OPTION should be at the top of your list.
(bass); Dunshun Mosley (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Electrical Audio Recording, Chicago, Illinois on August 7 & 8, 1999.
8 Bold Souls: Edward Wilkerson, Jr. (alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, alto clarinet); Mwata Bowden (baritone saxophone, clarinet); Robert Griffin (trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn); Isaiah Jackson (trombone, percussion); Gerald Powell (tuba); Naomi Millender (cello); Harrison Bankhead
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Spin (4/00, p.197) - 8 out of 10 - "...very much in the [Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians] lineage of placing tradition in a taffy-pull - stretching its sweetness and gathering a few gnats..."
CMJ (2/14/00, p.3) - "...masterfully incorporates bebop, modal, freeform and shades of classical into a seamless flurry of soulful expression. It's as if the group harnessed all of Chi-town's wind and set it free in wild bursts of beauty and madness."
Hide Description Last Option Music | List Price | $15.98 (You save $1.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Soul/R&B, Enhanced CD | | Label | Thrill Jockey | | Orig Year | 2000 | | All Time Sales Rank |  140689  | | CD Universe Part number | 1200788 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 08, 2000 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Casey Rice; 8 Bold Souls | | Engineer | Casey Rice | | Recording Time | 60 minutes | | Personnel | Harrison Bankhead
Isaiah Jackson - trombone, percussion
Edward Wilkerson Jr. - alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, alto clarinet
Gerald Powell - tuba
Mwata Bowden - baritone saxophone, clarinet
Naomi Millender - cello
Robert Griffin - trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn
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