Release Date: 02 December 2022
Label: Stoney Lane Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5052442022701
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Release Date: 24 March 2023
Label: Stoney Lane Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5052442022718
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Xhosa Cole, the acclaimed 26 year-old award-winning saxophonist, is to release his second album on Stoney Lane Records this November – Ibeji, a collaborative project of duos featuring seven eminent percussionists of African descent.
“Genuinely thrilling flights of invention … a level of unaffected sincerity that’s rare in UK contemporary jazz … one of the most exciting releases of the year.”
– Jazzwise.
Following his celebrated debut K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us in 2021, Cole’s new project features a series of disparate saxophone and percussion duets, set alongside exerts of conversations and interviews between Cole and his seven collaborators woven into the narrative of the album. Ibeji takes its name from the Yoruba orisha (West African spirits) for ‘twins’, exploring the themes of duality, double consciousness, codes, clave, masks, brotherhood, ancestors, rituals, racism, identity, and the diverse expressions of African traditions and music throughout the diaspora.
Recorded in his home city of Birmingham, the album brings Xhosa together with percussionists Adriano Adewale, Lekan Babalola, Jason Brown, Corey Mwamba, Mark Sanders, Ian Parmel, and his brother, Azizi Cole, with artwork by legendary photographer Vanley Burke.
“It is the highly gifted 24-year-old saxophonist Xhosa Cole who is currently making most waves … Cole has the rich expressive range and technical skills that characterise significant soloists.” – The Guardian
Description
Xhosa Cole, the acclaimed 26 year-old award-winning saxophonist, is to release his second album on Stoney Lane Records this November – Ibeji, a collaborative project of duos featuring seven eminent percussionists of African descent.
"Genuinely thrilling flights of invention … a level of unaffected sincerity that's rare in UK contemporary jazz … one of the most exciting releases of the year."
– Jazzwise.
Following his celebrated debut K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us in 2021, Cole's new project features a series of disparate saxophone and percussion duets, set alongside exerts of conversations and interviews between Cole and his seven collaborators woven into the narrative of the album. Ibeji takes its name from the Yoruba orisha (West African spirits) for 'twins', exploring the themes of duality, double consciousness, codes, clave, masks, brotherhood, ancestors, rituals, racism, identity, and the diverse expressions of African traditions and music throughout the diaspora.
Recorded in his home city of Birmingham, the album brings Xhosa together with percussionists Adriano Adewale, Lekan Babalola, Jason Brown, Corey Mwamba, Mark Sanders, Ian Parmel, and his brother, Azizi Cole, with artwork by legendary photographer Vanley Burke.
"It is the highly gifted 24-year-old saxophonist Xhosa Cole who is currently making most waves … Cole has the rich expressive range and technical skills that characterise significant soloists." – The Guardian
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
David Ferris Septet
Sara Colman
Xhosa Cole
Trish Clowes & Ross Stanley
Paul Dunmall Quintet (with Ed Puddick & the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Big Band)
Steve Banks
Mike Fletcher
TG Collective
Xhosa Cole
Xhosa Cole
