Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Jessica Lurie Ensemble – Megaphone Heart (2012)

With MEGAPHONE HEART, her newest recording, composer and multi-instrumentalist JESSICA LURIE and her Ensemble are poised between creative jazz, rock, folk and avant-garde music, generating a luscious and compelling sea of sound. An adventurous musical spirit shines through ten original compositions, with Lurie’s unmistakable big sound on tenor and alto saxes, flute, and her distinctive voice. Inspired by life in Brooklyn, traveling the world, and her love of American and international melodies and rhythms, this is her strongest collection of songs yet. 
With skill and discipline borne from her-life long dedication to music composition and improvisation, Lurie creates a pulsing, brimming, expansive sound. Joined by an ensemble of stellar musicians, she barrels across uncharted territories where jazz, folk, chaos and beauty all come out to play.
1 Steady Drum (:58) 
2. A Million Pieces All In One (4:59) 
3. Bells (6:17) 
4. Megaphone Heart (7:03) 
5. Same Moon (6:40) 
6. Maps (7:00) 
7. Der Nister (7:22) 
8. Zasto (6:01) 
9. Boot Heels (6:45) 
10. Once (4:56) 
Total time: 57:42 
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