Composer
Julius Hemphill :  One Atmosphere
Cat. # 7090
Released Aug 2003
cd time - 51:06
US Price $16.00
 
An original member of the legendary Black Artists Group (St. Louis' counterpart to the AACM), and founder of the World Sax Quartet, Julius Hemphill was one of the most important composer/performers in creative music. His work is marked by a sharp, edgy melodicism steeped in the blues, contrapuntal complexity and a striking formal logic. One Atmosphere presents the full range of his compositional talents: a long, epic work for seven woodwinds (one of his greatest compositions, here receiving its premiere recording); a beautiful quintet for piano and strings; and a bluesy tune originally written for his famous trio with Abdul Wadud, here featuring the versatile cellist Erik Friedlander and two of his closest collaborators, Marty Ehrlich and Pheeroan AkLaff.
 
 
Personnel:
Pheeroan ak Laff: Drums And Percussion
Tim Berne: Alto And Baritone Sax
Robert DeBellis: Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet
Marty Ehrlich: Soprano And Alto Sax, Flute
Erik Friedlander: Cello
Sam Furnace: Soprano And Alto Sax, Flute
Oliver Lake: Soprano And Alto Sax, Flute
Ursula Oppens: Piano
J.D. Parran: Baritone Sax, Flute, Clarinet
Aaron Stewart: Tenor Sax, Flute

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