World of Jazz 380

• Dave Douglas “Manteca” from Dizzy Atmosphere (Greenleaf) 00:00
• Ingrid Laubrock “Forensic Experts” from Forensic (F-IRE) 09:09
• Joseph Daley “Diligence” from The Seven Heavenly Virtues and The Seven Deadly Sins (JoDa Music) 13:48
• Karl Berger and Jason Kao Hwang “Prophecy” from Conjure (True Sound Recordings) 24:49
• Robert Lee “Ascension” from Ascension (Self Released) 29:29
• Spirit Fingers “Inside” from Spirit Fingers (Shanachie) 36:05
• Ingrid Laubrock “Monologue Man Pt 2” from Forensic (F-IRE) 41:13
• Karl Berger and Jason Kao Hwang “Vanishing Roots” from Conjure (True Sound Recordings) 49:40
• Eric Dolphy “Mandrake” from Music Prophet – The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance Records) 55:42
• Spirit Fingers “Being” from Spirit Fingers (Shanachie) 1:00:32
• Spirit Fingers “Find” from Spirit Fingers (Shanachie) 1:06:02
• Ingrid Laubrock “BLT” from Forensic (F-IRE) 1:14:23
• Joseph Daley “Lechery (Lust)” from The Seven Heavenly Virtues and The Seven Deadly Sins (JoDa Music) 1:26:45
• Karl Berger and Jason Kao Hwang “Water Finds Water” from Conjure (True Sound Recordings) 1:39:53
• Robert Lee “Day Dreams” from Ascension (Self Released) 1:53:37

 

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This time we have:

A preview of the forthcoming album from Dave Douglas which celebrates the life and music of Dizzy Gillespie with compositions and arrangements inspired by the trumpet legend.

A recently re-released album from saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, her first self-released record.

Reissues of remarkable  big band recordings from Joseph Daley interpreting Deadly Sins and Heavenly Virtues

A great improvised duo set from Karl Berger and Jason Kao Hwang.

The debut album from bassist and composer Robert Lee, one of the most exciting new artists on the Canadian jazz scene, who delivers a compelling hybrid of modern chamber music, jazz, and contemporary folk.

The inaugural album by the jazz super-group, Spirit Fingers, featuring four of the hottest young lions on the jazz scene today, led by Greg Spero

• HOUR ONE
• Dave Douglas “Manteca” from Dizzy Atmosphere (Greenleaf)
  • Releases May 1st
  • Subtitled “Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity,” the album is inspired by the life and music of  the legendary trumpeter and composer . Douglas has put together compositions inspired by Gillespie, as well as choice arrangements of Dizzy pieces. The band features Dave along with Dave Adewumi, guitarist Matthew Stevens, pianist Fabian Almazan, bassist Carmen Rothwell, and drummer Joey Baron.
  • Dave says the music comes from “taking a deep dive into his work, and thinking about why is this so important to me, and how can I reflect that in a way that has something to do with where we are now in 2020. I hope that people hear it, and get curious to hear more of his music.”
• Ingrid Laubrock “Forensic Experts” from Forensic (F-IRE)
  • Her first self-released record, now for the first time as a download.
    originally released May 1, 2005Ingrid Laubrock – Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, compositions,
    Larry Bartley – Bass
    Ben Davis – Cello
    Tom Skinner – Drums
    Karim Merchant – Piano
    Recorded on 28th May 2003 and mixed at Curtis Schwatz Studios, Ardingly, UK
• Joseph Daley “Diligence” from The Seven Heavenly Virtues and The Seven Deadly Sins (JoDa Music)
  • The Seven Heavenly Virtues (reissue) and The Seven Deadly Sins (remastered 2019) were released as a single disc compilation, just in time to be part of the celebration of his 70th birthday. Part recollection of his musical history, and part celebration and memory of his late wife Wanda Daley, and dedication to her.
  • Joseph Daley – Composer/Conductor
  • Curtis Stewart (Concertmaster),
  • Mazz Swift, Jason Hwang, and Skye Steele – Violin 1
  • Charles Burnham, Elektra Kurtis, Jessie Montgomery, and Sarah Bernstein – Violin 2
  • Nick Revel, Janina Norpoth, Trevor New, and Nora Krohn – Viola
  • Akua Dixon, Marika Hughes, Amanda Gookin, and Rubin Kodheli – Cello
  • Ken Filiano and Ben Brown – Bass
  • Lafayette Harris – Keyboards, Piano
  • Warren Smith – Percussion
  • Guest Artists:
  • Jerry Gonzalez – Trumpet, Percussion
  • Onaje Allan Gumbs – Keyboards
  • Satoshi Takeishi – Percussion
  • Richard Huntley – Percussion
• Karl Berger and Jason Kao Hwang “Prophecy” from Conjure (True Sound Recordings)
  • It was a crisp, sunny March afternoon when I drove up to Woodstock to record with Karl in his home studio, which is named after his wife, Ingrid Sertso, a great vocalist. Having played in Karl’s Creative Music Orchestra, we were familiar with each other and understood that our music of that day would be spontaneous and unpredictable, as life is. Without written score or any predeterminations we opened ourselves to each other into the unified mystery and light conjured within each of these journeys for which I am grateful. – Jason Kao Hwang
• Robert Lee “Ascension” from Ascension (Self Released)
  • Lee’s music is a compelling hybrid of modern chamber music, jazz, and contemporary folk.
  • Ascension is an auspicious debut by an exciting new musical voice, featuring many of Canada’s finest young improvising musicians. The album   released worldwide on Friday, April 10th, 2020.Robert Lee – Bass
    Mingjia Chen – Voice
    Caity Gyorgy – Voice
    Allison Au – Alto Saxophone
    Trevor Giancola – Guitar
    Augustine Yates – Piano
    Geoff Claridge – Clarinet
    Michael Davidson – Vibraphone, Crotales
    Jacob Wutzke – Drums
• Spirit Fingers “Inside” from Spirit Fingers (Shanachie)
  • Having played to sold out audiences from New York to LA and having already attracted over 300,000 views on YouTube, the over-the-top energy and spectacular virtuosity of Spirit Fingers reaches across the spectrum, from the jazz aficionado to the jam band audience and beyond!GREG SPERO – PIANIST/COMPOSER (winner of Best Jazz Entertainer at the Chicago Music Awards, music director for electropop superstar Halsey)
    HADRIEN FERAUD Parisian BASSIST (John McLaughlin, Kamasi Washington, Chick Corea)
    DARIO CHIAZZOLINO Italian GUITARIST (Dave Liebman, Buika, Taylor Eigsti)
    MIKE MITCHELL (AKA BLAQUE DYNAMITE) – Dallas prodigy DRUMS (Stanley Clark, Christian McBride, Chrisette Michelle)Shanachie – October 2019
• Ingrid Laubrock “Monologue Man Pt 2” from Forensic (F-IRE)
  • Julian Siegel – Bass Clarinet on Monologue Man pt II
• Karl Berger and Jason Kao Hwang “Vanishing Roots” from Conjure (True Sound Recordings)
• Eric Dolphy “Mandrake” from Music Prophet – The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance Records) 55:42
• Spirit Fingers “Being” from Spirit Fingers (Shanachie)
• HOUR TWO
• Spirit Fingers “Find” from Spirit Fingers (Shanachie)
• Ingrid Laubrock “BLT” from Forensic (F-IRE)
• Joseph Daley “Lechery (Lust)” from The Seven Heavenly Virtues and The Seven Deadly Sins (JoDa Music)
  • Earth Tones Ensemble
  • Joseph Daley – Composer, Conductor, Euphonium, Tuba, Producer
  • Marty Ehrlich – Soprano Saxophone,
  • Jimmy Cozier – Alto Saxophone
  • Bill Saxton, Bob DeBellis – Tenor Saxophone
  • Howard Johnson – Baritone Sax, Contrabass Clarinet, Tuba
  • Scott Robinson – Bass Saxophone, Sarrusophone, Contrabass Saxophone
  • Lew Soloff, Stanton Davis, Eddie Allen, Reggie Pittman, Stephen Haynes – Trumpet
  • Gary Valente, Alfred Patterson, Craig Harris – Trombone
  • Earl McIntyre – Bass Trombone, Tuba
  • Bob Stewart – Tuba
  • Vincent Chancey, Mark Taylor – French Horn
  • Onaje Allan Gumbs – Piano
  • Benjamin Brown – Contrabass, Electric Bass, Tuba
  • Warren Smith – Vibraphone, Marimba, Percussion
  • Buddy Williams – Drum set, Percussion
  • Satoshi Takeishi – Asian Drum set, Percussion
  • William Bausch – Timbales, Percussion
  • Richard Huntley – Percussion
• Karl Berger and Jason Kao Hwang “Water Finds Water” from Conjure (True Sound Recordings)
• Robert Lee “Day Dreams” from Ascension (Self Released)