Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite records Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys by Jemeel Moondoc

ur bid for moondoc's finest ever small-group recording. revolt of the negro lawn jockeys shows a musician capable of drawing together the post-bop lineage that includes jackie mclean & charles mingus, & the free jazz/energy music tradition of ornette coleman & cecil taylor into one grand, swinging synthesis. it is clear that for Moondoc, one does not exclude the other. his big-hearted, all-embracing music renders irrelevant the boundary between free & post bop jazz. jazztimes critics picks, top five c/ds 2001 wire magazine, 50 records of 2001, all categories wire magazine, 15 records of 2001, jazz cadence magazine reviewers choices, top ten records 2001 coda magazine writers choice top ten recordings 2001 Any quintet lineup featuring alto sax, trumpet, vibes, bass and drums inevitably invites comparison with Eric Dolphy's Out To Lunch. Hard act to follow, but Jemeel Moondoc can hold his head up high. Those who take perverse pleasure in announcing the death of jazz in all its forms should be strapped to a table and forced to listen to this 47-minute set (from the Vision Festival in May 2000) until their ears bleed. Alen Hadzi-Stefanov's recording is so clear you can hear beads of sweat hit the floor as Moondoc and the... more credits released October 19, 2018 Moondoc: alto saxophone Nathan Breedlove: trumpet Khan Jamal: vibraphone Codaryl Moffett: drums John Voigt: bass all compositions by Jemeel Moondoc Moon-Jem / Ascap 25 May 2000, Vision Festival, New Age Cabaret, NYC producer: Michael Ehlers engineer: Alen Hadzi-Stefanov photography: Charles Gross license all rights reserved

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