MW787-2
The Power Of Light
by Oluyemi Thomas, Henry Grimes
About This Release
A live duo recording uniting multi-instrumentalist Oluyemi Thomas — playing bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, musette and wooden flute — with the legendary bassist Henry Grimes, captured in Pittsburgh in 2006. Grimes, who had returned to music in 2003 after a 35-year absence from the scene, was among the most storied figures in free jazz, and this first meeting between the two players unfolds as a continuous, spirit-driven suite. A valuable document of Grimes in the renaissance of his late career.
Tracklist
- 1Grace for the Race9:36
- 2Water of Thine Eternity4:56
- 3Fractured Flow9:22
- 4Brothers Telling Song8:57
- 5Hidden Mystery7:55
- 6Lightbathers in Soundwaves5:37
- 7Dance of the Planets, Spirits Abounding8:42
- 8Tabernacle5:01
Recorded at Modern Formations Gallery and Performance Space, Pittsburgh, PA USA on July 1, 2006.
Line-up
- Oluyemi Thomasbass clarinet, soprano, musette, gong, flute, percussion
- Henry Grimesbass
Critical Reception
Free jazz with prominent elements of spiritual improvisation, diverging from structured jazz forms through its emphasis on spontaneous, unstructured expression.
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