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Brandon Ross (All About Jazz/Emiliano Neri)American Roots
For this edition of New Sounds, there’s music by master guitarist Brandon Ross, a versatile musician who has worked with the likes of Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris, Oliver Lake, and Cassandra Wilson. Listen to selections from his brilliant new CD, “Costume,’ which runs the gamut from acoustic guitar to twangily intense banjo, cornet to Chinese flute, and features the poetry and vocals of Sadiq Bey. But wait, there’s more. Hear the Turtle Island String Quartet play a slightly twisted but affectionate work dedicated to and named for the painter Grant Wood, known best for his “American Gothic.” Plus, a deconstructionist fantasy on “Louie Louie” from environmentalist mayor, former MTV rocker, and composer Phillip Kent Bimstein.
PROGRAM # 2403, American Roots (First aired on Thurs., 4/21/05)
| ARTIST(S) | RECORDING | CUT(S) | SOURCE |
| Rev. Gary Davis | The Sun Of Our Life | Fast Blues in A [1:30] | Arbiter #2005** www.arbiterrecords.com * |
| Big Bad Love | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Kenny Brown: Boxcar Blues [2:00] | Nonesuch #79637 www.nonesuch.com* |
| Cassandra Wilson | Belly Of The Sun |
You Gotta Move [2:30] Road So Clear [5:30] Hot Tamales [1:30] |
Blue Note #35072** www.bluenote.com * |
| Big Bad Love | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Asie Payton: I Love You [2:30] | See above. |
| Brandon Ross | Costume | No Wonder [7:00] | Intoxicate #1004 www.brandonross.net |
| Turtle Island String Quartet | Skylife | Grant Wood [5:30] |
Windham Hill #0126, out of print, but check
Amazon.com* or auction sites.
Info at www.tisq.com |
| Modern Mandolin Quartet | Pan-American Journeys | P.K. Bimstein: The Louie Louie Variations [9:00] | Windham Hill #11135, out of print, but check Amazon.com* or auction sites. More info at www.modernmandolinquartet.com |
| Philip Aaberg | Upright | Upright [3:30] | Windham Hill #1088, seems to be out of print, but check www.philipaaberg.com |
| Rev. Gary Davis | The Sun of Our Life | West Coast Blues [2:00] | See above. |
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