Volk

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1. At the End of the World, Where the Lions Weep 03:19 -- 2. Pathos/Logos 04:50 -- 3. Kun Mun Kultani Tulisi 07:40 -- 4. Give Us a Drink of Water 11:12 -- 5. Pass Fallow, Gallowglass 05:44 -- 6. Radegast 05:51 -- 7. Gnawa Blues 08:43 -- 8. The Master 08:27 -- 9. Oh Shenandoa 06:04 -- 10. Black is the Colour (of My True Love's Hair) 02:45 -- Ochion Jewell: tenor saxophone/composer -- Amino Belyamani: piano -- Sam Minaie - bass -- Qasim Naqvi - drums -- “It’s now to the point that music and life are becoming completely parallel,” says Ochion Jewell (pronounced ocean). “When we improvise in total risk and surrender to each other, we feel the deep freedom and clarity of being alive.” -- This connection is evident in his debut album, First Suite for Quartet, already heralded by the New York City Jazz Review as “an ambitious, beautifully rendered album…exhilarating in every facet.” -- David Binney’s edgy Mythology record label is a great fit for the album. The 7-movement piece is through-composed, though the movements do stand on their own as individual tracks. The listener journeys through explosive free-improvisations, polyrhythmic grooves with Ghanaian roots, bebop that dramatically speeds up/slows down, mixed-meter rock, epically-lush ballads, Coltrane-inspired chant, and a sweet-but-somber version of “You are my Sunshine.” -- -- -- “Growing up in Appalachian Kentucky without any music venues led to a strong connection to the inherent music of nature. No matter where I go, I can still feel the honesty of that place as the foundation of my art and who I am.” Ochion studied classical music as a child and in college but became frustrated enough by the confinement of that tradition to rebel to jazz and improvised music. -- (Source: Artist website) -- -- UPC 888295306355 -- The ASIN for the mp3 version of this CD is not known -- Another listing by Zip