Release Date: 06 October 2023
Label: Origin Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0805558286629
Genres: Jazz
Description
For his eighth release on Origin Records, composer Dr Anthony Branker presents this captivating ten-movement suite that speaks to notions of "Place" and the overarching issues of inclusion and belonging, as well as circumstances of exploitation and zones of refuge experienced by people of color and other global citizens. It is brilliantly performed by the latest edition of his group Imagine, featuring tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III, trumpeter Philip Dizack, alto saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf, guitarist Pete McCann, pianist Fabian Almazan, bassist Linda May Han Oh, drummer Donald Edwards, and vocalist/spoken-word artist Alison Crockett. Branker's ensemble takes his expansive compositional vision and infuses it with passionate performances drenched with lyrical flow and ingenious rhythmic interplay.
"(Branker) illuminates the pungent individuality of each musician without compromising the prominence of his own voice..." -- JAZZIZ
"Honing a hybrid of freewheeling post-bop and social commentary...Branker incorporates these elements in broad, bold strokes, like a muralist. He has yet to make a bad record." - JazzTime.
Artists:
Donald Edwards - Drums
Fabian Almazan - Piano
Remy Le Boeuf - Saxophone
Alison Crockett - Vocals
Walter Smith III - Tenor Saxophone
Linda May Han Oh - Bass
Philip Dizack - Trumpet
Pete McCann - Guitar
Tracklisting
Xose Miguelez
Joachim Mencel, Steve Cardenas, Scott Colley & Rudy Royston
Thomas Marriott, Orrin Evans, Luques Curtis & Mark Whitfield Jr
Ted Moore Trio
Jared Hall
Meridian Odyssey
Ben Patterson, Shawn Purcell, Chris Ziemba, Paul Henry, Todd Harrison
Brent Jensen
Tuohi Klang
Skerik, Brian Haas, James Singleton, Simon Lott
Heikki Sarmanto
Max Roach
Gil Evans
Henry Mancini
Ray Barretto
Miles Davis Quintet
