William Hooker - Big Moon - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

William Hooker is a musician, composer, and poet with over 70 recordings as a leader, encompassing jazz, new music, experimental music and multi-disciplinary forms of expression (e.g. dance, silent film and spoken word). He has been recognized [by The Wire] as Inchan iconoclast, and one of the most innovative musicians and drummers of his generation,Inch which is evident nowhere more than on his latest album. Hooker says of the work, which features collaborators Matt Lavelle, Sarah Manning, On Davis, and Adam Lane, Inchour express purpose was to play great music and to communicate such.Inch The group - captured live in 2023 at acclaimed Brooklyn performance arts venue Roulette - does just that, and the result is pure Jubilation (noun; a feeling of great happiness and triumph).The marks Hooker's fourth outing for Org Music, following Flesh and Bones (2023), Big Moon (2021), and Symphonie of Flowers (2019).

Flesh and Bones is the latest from drummer, composer, and poet William Hooker. The album marks his third full length effort for Org Music, following InchBig MoonInch (2021) and InchSymphonie of FlowersInch (2019). Hooker has also referred to the new work as his InchBlack Lives SuiteInch, a multi-disciplinary event which uses music and poetry to address the social issues of the times. Recorded at NYU Steinhart Studios, the recording features fellow New York based players Ras Moshe, Charles Burnham, On Davis, Hilliard Greene, and Luke Stewart. After more than 70 releases as a leader and nearly five decades into his career, William Hooker has solidified his reputation as one of the most unique composers and drummers of his generation, and he continues to explore new territory. Flesh and Bones was mastered by Dave Gardner, and features liner notes from Hooker himself.

Randy - You Cant Keep a Good Band Down [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/30/2001