Robert Erlandsson Quartet - News - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Various Artists - Swedish Jazz 1940-1942 Volume 4 / Various [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/09/1996

Saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis possesses an inspiring energy. His deep curiosity and the thrill he gets from discovery are crucial facets of his personality, and qualities that guide his art. Over the last half-decade he's emerged as one of the most exciting figures in jazz and improvised music, a voracious listener who rejects stylistic hierarchies and one that has feverishly explored new ideas and embraced fresh motivations with every new project. Inspired by molecular biology James Brandon develops a special system for a surprising and beautiful music with his Quartet with drummer Chad Taylor, pianist Aruán Ortiz, and bassist Brad Jones. He has taken the idea of a InchMolecular Systematic MusicInch to heart in the formulation of the compositions featured on the stunning debut album by this quartet.

Two CDs. Digitally remastered and expanded edition includes the original album plus three bonus tracks and the remix EP Black Radio Recovered. With his 2012 album Black Radio, Robert Glasper laid out a new paradigm for creative music, reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create a singular vision that drew from all reaches of contemporary black music with his Experiment band and a rollcall of special guests including Erykah Badu, yasiin bey, Lupe Fiasco, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Meshell Ndegeocello and more.