Label: Origin Records
Format: CD
Barcode: 0805558270123
Catalog number: ORIGIN 82701
Releasedate: 06-11-15
Format: CD
Barcode: 0805558270123
Releasedate: 06-11-15
“Geof Bradfield's writing is a revelation." - Neil Tesser
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.
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1Adam in the Garden06:40
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2Clinton Hill06:40
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3Yellow Gal03:43
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4Black Girl03:11
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5Meshell04:17
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6Before This Time Another Year06:27
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7Lead Belly00:19
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8Dick's Holler06:57
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9Mbira Song07:02
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10Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground04:36
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11Motherless Children07:09
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12Take This Hammer03:01