ARTiST : His Name Is Alive
ALBUM : Sweet Earth Flower: A Tribute To Marion Brown
LABEL : High Two
GENRE : Indie
RELEASE : 2007-11-06
STREET : 2007-11-06
ENCODER : LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
QUALiTY : 195kbps avg / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
SiZE : 85.50 MB
PLAYTiME : 01:00:33
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
1. Sweet Earth Flying 6:58
2. Juba Lee Brown 8:02
3. Capricorn Moon (Live) 13:32
4. November Cotton Flower 4:34
5. Bismillahi 'Rrahmani 'Rrahim 4:47
6. Geechee Recollections (Live) 9:07
7. Geechee Recollections 6:11
8. Sweet Earth Flying II (Live) 7:22
60:33
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Originally conceived only as a single concert at the University of Michigan
Museum of Art in 2004, His Name is Alive began recording Sweet Earth
Flower shortly after that very successful evening. Although the connection
between His Name is Alive and Marion Brown may not be obvious to some
of the younger students, this is album is truly a very special release in either
artist's varied catalog.
His Name is Alive is probably best known for having been one of the few American
bands signed to famed British label 4AD. HNIAÆs sonic experiments in electro,
folk, blues, r & b, pop, and indie, have left fans always guessing what direction
the band will turn next. Their most popular recording was a song (recorded on a
four-track cassette recorder) that was used on the soundtrack to Cameron
Crowe's Jerry Maguire film, others may recognize the band from its collaborations
with legendary animators, The Brothers Quay. HNIA has chosen to honor the music
of Marion Brown (1935- ), saxophonist, composer and one of the great innovators
of New Music. His body of work includes Geechee Recollections - a blending of
childhood experiences in Georgia with traditional Gullah culture û to Bismallahi, a
lyrical performance with composer Harold Budd, produced by Brian Eno. Although
Brown appeared on John Coltrane's Ascension album, performed alongside Sun Ra,
Pharoah Sanders, and Archie Shepp and recorded his albums for IMPULSE!,
ECM, Black Lion, and ESP, he remains largely an unsung hero of improvised music
and avant-garde jazz.
On Sweet Earth Flower, His Name is Alive collaborates with members of
Nomo and Antibalas for the project Album contains studio recordings and
several live recordings Marion Brown has given the project his blessing.
"I thought we should do it while he is alive. We've talked quite a bit about
the project and he's supported us all the way. His encouragement and
insight has been incredible," says His Name is Alive's mainman Warn
Defever.
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