Caroline Davis - Portals Volume 2: Returning - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Intakt Records is delighted to their first collaboration with New York saxophonist and visionary instrumentalist, composer and activist Caroline Davis. Portals, Volume 2 Returning is a dedication to Caroline Davis' grandmother, Joan InchLadyInch Anson Weber, a British poet (1927-2010) who is a direct inspiration for Davis's artistic life. The pieces on InchPortals, Volume 2Inch were written by Davis for her current quintet, which consists of some of the leading voices in American jazz - Marquis Hill, Julian Shore, Chris Tordini and Allan Mednard. They are joined by several guests, including flutist Nicole Mitchell, as well as vocal instrumentalists Jen Shyu, Nappy Nina, Julia Easterlin and Alexa Barchini to honor Lady's poetry with their voices (using spoken word and song). InchPortals Volume 2 Returning, is an extremely special record. It is incredibly personal, but the spirit of the music is so generous and so vulnerable that the specificities of it's subject become invitations for the listener to experience the perspectival shifts of grief as an ecstatic pathway towards greater empathyInch, writes Wendy Eisenberg in the liner notes. Album Tracks 1. Gate of the Year 2. Coming 'Round 3. Back Again 4. Olympian Air 5. Kites 6. Only the Names Are Changed, Part 1 7. Darien 8. Only the Names Are Changed, Part 2 9. Everlasting Fire 10. City Flora 11. Oblivion 12. Cover Up