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Steve Lehman Quintet: On Meaning

Read "On Meaning" reviewed by Troy Collins


Saxophonist Steve Lehman is a Fulbright scholar and former student of legendary saxophonists Jackie McLean and Anthony Braxton. His recent collaborations with pianist Vijay Iyer and guitarist Liberty Ellman have found him further expanding the intricate polyrhythms and asymmetrical structures that define the M- Base aesthetic. Incorporating the angular polyphony of Braxton's concepts with the advanced ...

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On Meaning

Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2007
Track listing: Analog Moment; Open Music; Haiku d'Etat Transcription; Curse Fraction; Check This Out; On Meaning; Great Plains Of Algiers; Process.

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Steve Lehman: On Meaning

Read "On Meaning" reviewed by Martin Longley


Even though saxophonist Steve Lehman is uncompromisingly his own composer, an airing of this quintet work can't help but call to mind his forebearers. The prominence of Chris Dingman's vibraphone prompts thoughts of a more wayward version of the Dave Holland Quintet, maybe closer to The Claudia Quintet in its rhythmically angular strikes. Then, Lehman is ...


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