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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 ...
Fab Trio with Billy Bang - History of Jazz in Reverse (2011)
Billy Bang left us six months ago, but we're not quite done with new additions to his catalog. TUM Records, the Finland-based label who last year brought us the last Bang-led record released in his lifetime, will on October 25 free up a recording he did in late 2005 with the FAB Trio. The FAB Trio ...
FAB Trio: History of Jazz In Reverse

by Dave Wayne
Jazz violin, for some, is an acquired taste. Perhaps this has more to do with the instrument's dominant role in Western classical music, more than anything else, but there's something very naked and vocal about the sound of a violin--much like the saxophone, it calls forth all sorts of intense emotions. Billy Bang, who died in ...
FAB Trio: History of Jazz in Reverse

by Troy Collins
The late Billy Bang (1947-2011) will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the great jazz violinists. On his chosen instrument, Bang was a true innovator--a singular prodigy whose diverse experiences ranged from a brief tenure in Sun Ra's Arkestra to co-founding the groundbreaking String Trio of New York in 1977. In addition to leading his own ...
Live in Amsterdam

By FAB Trio
Label: Porter Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Fabmusic Opening; Go East/Da Bang; Fabmusic Continuation/Spirts Entering.
FAB Trio: Live in Amsterdam

by Terrell Kent Holmes
If three previous live albums weren't proof enough, Live in Amsterdam underscores how the FAB Trio thrives on the high-wire act of playing in front of an audience. Bassist Joe Fonda, drummer Barry Altschul and violinist Billy Bang treat the crowd at the Bimhuis Jazz Club to some excellent avant-garde virtuosity that, although lengthy and involved, ...
Transforming the Space

By FAB Trio
Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Be Out S'Cool; The Softness of Light; For Papa, Jo, Klook & Philly Too; Tales from Da Bronx; Song
for My Mother; Coligno Battatta.
FAB: Fonda/Altschul/Bang: Transforming the Space

by AAJ Staff
Although each of these three players is at the peak of a relatively mountainous career, the playing of Billy Bang has simply exploded. The violinist has been active as a leader since the late '70s, but in the last few years it seems he has come back with a vengeance, most notably on Vietnam: The Aftermath ...