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Rempis / Abrams / Ra + Baker: The Walls Of The Temple Are Made Of Sound

by Mark Corroto
October 30, 2026

Both Chicago architecture and Chicago jazz inspire images of beefy, mammoth structures. The city's skyscrapers, bridges and industrial-strength rhythms seem built to withstand even the harshest winter winds, the kind vocalist Lou Rawls dubbed “the hawk." The quartet of saxophonist Dave Rempis, pianist Jim Baker, bassist Joshua Abrams and drummer Avreeayl Ra trades in similarly brawny sounds on the two-disc The Walls Of The Temple Are Made Of Sound. The group's fifth release since 2016, it follows Scylla (Aerophonic Records, ...