The Jamie Baum Septet + - In This Life (Sunnyside 2013)

An album inspired by her travels in South Asia and the music of the late Pakistani Qawwali vocalist Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, Baum's musical imagination and skills are not limited by her origins or circumstances – instead, they are enriched by her experiences. They help her realize In This Life, a suite of pieces for her newly minted Septet+ (an evolution of the longstanding and renowned Jamie Baum Septet). The recording is exciting, beguiling, memorable, warm, virtuosic and multi-layered. It is one of those treasured recordings that pulls you in, revealing more and more depth with each subsequent hearing. Sunnyside

1. Nusrat 5:07
2. The Meeting (Tana Dery Na) 4:40
3. Ants and Other Faithful Beings 6:07
4. In Another Life 8:10
5. Monkeys of Gokarna Forest 6:33
6. While We Are Here (for Elise NeeDell Babcock) 7:22
7. Richie's Lament (for Richie Beirach) 4:14
8. The Game 6:53
9. In A Nutshell 5:28
10. Inner Voices 6:13
11. Sweet Pain/Nusrat 5:58

Personnel:

Brad Shepik (guitar);
Jamie Baum (flute, alto flute, flute d'amour);
Douglas Yates (bass clarinet, alto saxophone);
Amir ElSaffar (trumpet);
Chris Komer (French horn);
John Escreet (piano, Fender Rhodes piano);
Jeff Hirshfield (drums).