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John Sharpe's Best Releases of 2011
by John Sharpe
Here are ten new releases and three reissues which stood out from those heard this year: Wadada Leo Smith's OrganicHeart's ReflectionsCuneiform String ensembles and fusion don't usually go together, but in AACM trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith's universe anything is possible. His Organic ensemble made its first ...
Billy Bang - Bill Cole
By Billy Bang
Label:
Released: 2011
Track listing:
1. Improvisation: 2. Shades of Kia Mia; 3. Poverty is the Father of Fear; 4. Improvisation; 5. Jupiter's Future; 6. Improvisation.
Black Man's Blues/New York Collage
By Billy Bang
Label: GR2 Classics
Released: 2011
Track listing:
CD 1:
Black Man's Blues: 01. Spoken introduction; 02. Albert Ayler/Know your enemy; 03. Ganges/Enchantment/Tapestry(W.Parker); 04. Black Man Blues (Rahman).
CD 2:
New York Collage : 01. Nobody Hear the Music the Same Way (Dedicated to John Coltrane) (B.Bang); 02. For Josie Part II (B.Bang); 03. Illustration (Bang/Rahman); 04. Subhanallah (Rahman).
Billy Bang's Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues / New York Collage
By Billy Bang
Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: CD1: Spoken introduction; Albert Ayler/Know Your Enemy; Ganges/Enchantment/Tapestry; Black Man's Blues. CD2: Nobody Hears The Music The Same Way (Dedicated to John Coltrane); For Josie Part II; Illustration; Subhanallah.
History of Jazz in Reverse
By Billy Bang
Label: TUM Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Homeward Bound; Implications; For Bea; From Here to There; Chan Chan ; History of Jazz in Reverse; One for Don Cherry; From the Waters of New Orleans.
FAB Trio: History of Jazz in Reverse
by Nic Jones
A trio consisting of violin, bass and drums might seem a little thin, but violinist Billy Bang, bassist Joe Fonda and drummer Barry Altschul know a thing or two about this music and their collective effort on this disc combines elements of the intellectual and the physical. The result is, perhaps unsurprisingly, music which appeals in ...
Billy Bang's Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues / New York Collage
by John Sharpe
Billy Bang's Survival EnsembleBlack Man's Blues / New York CollageNo Business Records2011 With Black Man's Blues / New York Collage, the Lithuanian based No Business label presents another thrilling installment in its invaluable documentation of the New York loft jazz of the 1970s, following on from 2010's ...
FAB Trio: History of Jazz in Reverse
by Jerry D'Souza
It is a travesty of fate--and of the American jazz establishment--that violinist Billy Bang never received the recognition he merited. Hosannas have been sung to him, many of them after he died, but the fact remains that he was kept on the periphery despite an admirable body of work. His virtuosity can be witnessed on recordings ...
Andrew Cyrille and Haitian Fascination - Route de Fra Res (2011)
Brooklyn-born to Haitian parents, drummer Andrew Cyrille had gone on to record with Mary Lou Williams, Coleman Hawkins and Roland Kirk before beginning a decade-plus stint in Cecil Taylor's band during some of Taylor's most creative periods. Cyrille's legacy only grew further as a leader and co-leader of groups that included the likes of Billy Bang, ...
Bobby Bradford / John Carter Quintet: Comin' On
by Raul d'Gama Rose
In a music industry that is for-profit by definition, the relative ignorance of history and the importance of musicians who made it historic borders on the criminally insane. How else could the complete disregard for contributions of Herbie Nichols by the industry be explained? Add to that a slew of greats who continue to be ignored ...
