Pacific String Quartet: Ursula Oppens: piano / Erik Friedlander: cello / Pheeroan AkLaff: drums, percussion / Marty Ehrlich: soprano and alto sax, flute / Oliver Lake: soprano and alto sax, flute / Sam Furnace: soprano and alto sax, flute / Aaron Stewart: tenor sax, flute / Robert DeBellis: tenor sax, flute, clarinet / Tim Berne: alto and baritone sax /J.D. Parran: baritone sax, flute, clarinet
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.
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Label: Tzadik
Catalog ID: 7090
Squidco Product Code: 2303
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2003
Country: USA
Packaging: Jewel Tray
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