Results for "World Saxophone Quartet"

25th Anniversary

By World Saxophone Quartet

Label:
Released: 2001
Track listing: Suki Suki Now/ Net Down/ Bit

World Saxophone Quartet: 25th Anniversary

by Derek Taylor
July 1, 2001

Dressed to the nines in white tuxedos for the cover photo of this disc the WSQ obviously takes its quarter-century anniversary seriously. As they should, the four saxophonists have been something of an institution since their inception in 1976. Rolling the years forward from their inaugural run the group has undergone the requisite changes and growing ...

World Saxophone Quartet: 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter

by AAJ Staff
May 1, 2001

To the uninitiated, the title of this disc might portend bad omens. These four guys have been playing saxophone together for twenty-five years--how can they possibly still be interesting? Of course, that question is answered most affirmatively after a few minutes of listening, but it still deserves comment. With a combined eight decades of shared experience, ...

Requiem For Julius

By World Saxophone Quartet

Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2000
Track listing:

1) Ebony (Jack DeJohnette) 2) Free and Independent Thought (Hamiet Bluiett) 3) All Praise (John Purcell) 4) Requiem For Julius (David Murray) 5) Le Sport Suite (Oliver Lake) 6) Hurricane Floyd (David Murray) 7) Potato Vamp (Oliver Lake) 8) Tone Poem (Oliver Lake) 9) Blues (Bluiett - Murray - Lake - Purcell)

Visit the "Justin Time Records" website at: www.justin-time.com

Selim Sivad

By World Saxophone Quartet

Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Seven Steps to Heaven, Selim, Freddie Freeloader, The Road to Nefertiti, Nefertiti, Tutu, Blue In Green, All Blues.

Four Now

By World Saxophone Quartet

Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Dou Dou N'Daiye Rose, Dakar Darkness, Suga, Colors, For Now, What A Dream, Sangara.

World Saxophone Quartet with African Drums: Four Now

by AAJ Staff
July 1, 2000

The WSQ, which has performed as a unit since '76, has generated a mountain of excellent recordings on the Black Saint and Elektra labels. In late '95, the same year that founding member Julius Hemphill died, the quartet recorded its first Justin Time record with John Purcell taking Hemphill's place. As a result of Purcell joining ...

World Saxophone Quartet: Requiem For Julius

by AAJ Staff
July 1, 2000

Requiem for Julius dedicates itself to the memory of founding WSQ member Julius Hemphill (here again replaced by John Purcell). The quartet stands alone--without its recent companion, African drums--and invokes its remarkable ability to trade off between tight arrangements and free improvisation. In fact, it's often hard to tell where the arrangements leave off and the ...

World Saxophone Quartet featuring Jack DeJohnette: Selim Sivad

by AAJ Staff
July 1, 2000

On 1998's Selim Sivad, the members of the WSQ devote themselves to the memory and spirit of jazz master Miles Davis. They continue to incorporate African drums, this time also including Davis alumnus drummer/pianist Jack DeJohnette. Compared to the earlier WSQ+drums records, Selim Sivad includes a greater variety of improvisational approaches. While “Seven Steps to Heaven" ...

World Saxophone Quartet: Requiem For Julius

by Glenn Astarita
May 1, 2000

Requiem For Julius is a truly exceptional homage to the late great saxophonist/composer and cofounder of the “World Saxophone Quartet" - Julius Hemphill and may indeed represent one of the finest “WSQ" recordings in recent years. From the opening moments of famed drummer/composer Jack DeJohnette's rhythmically and melodically enticing composition, “Ebony" along with the subtle intricacies ...