Origami Harvest
Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet)
Where his genius most keenly is felt is in the writing, which not only presents a wealth of ideas, but deploys them with power, ingenuity and grace, and that makes this a harvest worthy of thanksgiving.
Origami Harvest
Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet)
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Where his genius most keenly is felt is in the writing, which not only presents a wealth of ideas, but deploys them with power, ingenuity and grace, and that makes this a harvest worthy of thanksgiving.
About
Acclaimed trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire breaks new ground with his 4th Blue Note album Origami Harvest, a surprisingly fluid study in contrasts that pits contemporary classical wilding against deconstructed hip-hop, with bursts of left-field jazz, funk, spoken work, and soul with help from the Mivos Quartet and art-rap expatriate Kool A.D. (Das Racist), along with pianist Sam Harris, drummer Marcus Gilmore, and saxophonist Walter Smith III. The work was commissioned by the Liquid Music Series and Ecstatic Music
Fest and the songs actively respond to societal divides, the way our politics hold us emotionally hostage, and the ever-growing list of black lives ended by structural racism.
Contents and tracklist
- Sam Harris (piano), Sam Harris (keyboards), Michael Aaberg (keyboards), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), Olivia De Prato (violin), Mariel Roberts (cello), Marcus Gilmore (drums), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Kool A.D. (rap vocalist), Lauren Cauley Kalal (violin)
- Recorded: 2017-02-18
- Recording Venue: Brooklyn Recording Studio
- Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), Sam Harris (piano), Olivia De Prato (violin), Walter Smith (tenor saxophone), Sam Harris (keyboards), Mariel Roberts (cello), Marcus Gilmore (drums), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Kool A.D. (rap vocalist), Lauren Cauley Kalal (violin)
- Recorded: 2017-02-18
- Recording Venue: Brooklyn Recording Studio
- Sam Harris (piano), Sam Harris (keyboards), Olivia De Prato (violin), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), Mariel Roberts (cello), Lauren Cauley Kalal (violin), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Kool A.D. (rap vocalist), Marcus Gilmore (drums)
- Recorded: 2017-02-18
- Recording Venue: Brooklyn Recording Studio
- Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), Sam Harris (piano), Olivia De Prato (violin), Mariel Roberts (cello), LmbrJck_t (voice), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Ambrose Akinmusire (synthesizer), Lauren Cauley Kalal (violin), Marcus Gilmore (drum)
- Recorded: 2017-02-18
- Recording Venue: Brooklyn Recording Studio
- Sam Harris (piano), Olivia De Prato (violin), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), Mariel Roberts (cello), Marcus Gilmore (drums), Ambrose Akinmusire (voices), Lauren Cauley Kalal (violin)
- Recorded: 2017-02-18
- Recording Venue: Brooklyn Recording Studio
- Sam Harris (piano), Olivia De Prato (violin), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), Mariel Roberts (cello), Marcus Gilmore (drums), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Lauren Cauley Kalal (violin)
- Recorded: 2017-02-18
- Recording Venue: Brooklyn Recording Studio
Awards and reviews
November 2018
Where his genius most keenly is felt is in the writing, which not only presents a wealth of ideas, but deploys them with power, ingenuity and grace, and that makes this a harvest worthy of thanksgiving.
