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Jerome Cooper: In Concert - From There To Hear (Solo Percussion)

by Glenn Astarita
December 1, 2001

Drummer/percussionist Jerome Cooper's fruitful musical legacy with the Revolutionary Ensemble and stints with saxophonist/composer Anthony Braxton, pianist Cecil Taylor, and others reads like a who's who in modern jazz. Recorded during two solo live performances spanning 1995-1998, Cooper's remarkable agility and captivating musical spirit is enacted throughout these predominately endearing works.

Cooper's polyrhythmic drumming and multitasking persona is prominently exhibited on this outing. The opening piece, “Bantul," features the artist's idyllic spin on Indonesian gamelan music, as he utilizes the ...

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Space (Roscoe Mitchell - Thomas Buckner - Gerald Oshita): New Music For Woodwinds/ An Interesting Breakfast Conversation

by Glenn Astarita
November 1, 2001

This 2-CD set (for the price of one) signifies material originally issued on the relatively obscure “1750 Arch Records” label, featuring renowned “Art Ensemble of Chicago” saxophonist, Roscoe Mitchell vocalist, Thomas Buckner and the late woodwind expert, experimentalist, Gerald Oshita.

Back in 1979 these artists formed the adventurous “Space” trio, whereas the 1981 recording New Music For Woodwinds And Voice (Disc 1), features the bands’ melding of unconventional reed instruments with Buckner’s “extended voice” techniques. Throughout, Buckner’s baritone voice stands ...