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The Revolutionary Ensemble: And Now ...
by Jerry D'Souza
The recordings the Revolutionary Music Ensemble made in the '70s were adventurous and daring. Having stamped their credentials, the members of the group went their separate ways before that decade came to a close and pursued individual careers. Now, more than twenty years after their groundbreaking recording of The People's Republic, they stir the waters once ...
Wadada Leo Smith/Anthony Braxton: Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Warm Embrace
by Rex Butters
Following last year's warmly received duet recording of Anthony Braxton and Wadada Leo Smith, Organic Resonance , Pi Recordings releases Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace. Like the previous recording, this disc basks in the intimacy of two old friends' conversations. Both AACM charter members, both thought quite mad by self-appointed jazz guardians, ...
Art Ensemble Of Chicago: Sirius Calling
by Mark Corroto
If you want a very accessible introduction to the music of Art Ensemble of Chicago, Sirius Calling is a great place to start. If you are a long time follower, it won't disappoint. The fourteen songs presented here are short in length, half clocking in at less then four minutes. Enough music to fill the 65 ...
Mother Tongue
Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2004
Track listing: The Preserver; English; Kannada; Gujarati; Telugu; Circus; Konkani; Tamil; Malayalam; Change of Perspective
Sirius Calling
Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2004
Track listing: Sirius Calling, Come On Y'all; Two-Twenty; He Took A Cab To Neptune; Everyday's A Perfect Day;
Till Autumn; Dance Of Circles; Cruising With JJ; You Can't Get Away; Taiko; There's A Message For
You; Slow Tenor A Bass; Voyage; The Council.
And Now...
Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1 Berlin Erfahrung 5:25;
2 Rumi Tales 6:55;
3 911-544 20:53;
4 Light 7:48;
5 Ism Schism 9:22.
Revolutionary Ensemble: And Now...
by A. Henkin
When the Revolutionary Ensemble reformed at the last Vision Festival after 27 years, it was a special occasion, a novelty. It was felt that this could be more than a one-off reunion and that the band that spearheaded the chamber jazz movement could make a more permanent go of it. To that end, Pi Recordings brought ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa: Mother Tongue
by Jerry D'Souza
Rudresh Mahanthappa has, slowly but surely, been carving a niche for himself. It started in 1996 with the release of his album Yatra. From there he went on to record with Pierre Lognay, Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd. In 2002 came the first defining moment as leader with the release of Black Water on Red Giant ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa: Mother Tongue
by Terrell Kent Holmes
When Indian-American altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa was growing up outside of his family homeland, he was frequently asked Do you speak Indian?" or Do you speak Hindu?" The questioners were apparently unaware that India isn't a mono or bilinguistic country and that its landscape includes seven languages. His eventual response to this was Mother Tongue , a ...


