Release Date: 10 November 2017
Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4055388386389
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 10 November 2017
Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4055388386389
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
New routes in musical exploration are at the heart of drummer Andrew Bain's episodic suite, 'Embodied Hope' - a project with pianist George Colligan, saxophonist Jon Irabagon and bassist Michael Janisch.
An influential percussionist and educator based in Birmingham (and a first-call sideman both in the UK and the States), Bain's own research has led him to study a concept which seeks to link improvisation with the increasingly topical issues of human rights, community and social transformation.
The approach is melodic and full of singable melodies originally conceived at the piano. Each movement is developed from a different perspective, with Bain's intricate though powerful percussion subtly directing group improvisation; so rather than a stated theme and variations, there's individual symbolism in each piece.
Personnel: Andrew Bain (drums), George Colligan (piano), Jon Irabagon (tenor saxophone), Michael Janisch (double bass)
Tracklisting
Empirical
Sultan Stevenson
Linley Hamilton
Lakecia Benjamin
Michael Olatuja
Samara Joy
Josephine Davies
Alice Zawadzki
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu