Bradfield, Geof: Our Roots

Geof Bradfield: Our Roots - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Our Roots

Artist:

Geof Bradfield

Label:

Origin Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

805558270123

Genre:

Jazz

Release Date:

2015-10-16

Number of Discs:

1

For his latest quintet recording, Chicago saxophonist and composer Geof Bradfield borrows inspiration from fellow Chicagoan Clifford Jordan's 1965 Atlantic album, "These Are My Roots: The Music of Lead Belly." The focus is on Black music of the rural south - the spirituals and blues of itinerant Texas preacher Blind Willie Johnson, ring shouts from the Georgia Sea Islands, and the prison farm work songs of Lead Belly. The absence of a chordal instrument allows the ensemble to explore the open-ended nature of these folk forms. Bradfield is joined on "Our Roots" by four of the premier musicians on the Chicago scene: trumpeter Marquis Hill, trombonist Joel Adams, bassist Clark Sommers and drummer Dana Hall. •"Geo f Bradfield's writing is a revelation." - Neil Tesser

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