Blow. Donny McCaslin SKU: MTM0287 Barcode: 181212002874 15.00 £15.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Motema Released Date: 12th October 2018 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Days before his January 2016 death, David Bowie released his final album, ‘Blackstar’. While the record represented an endpoint for the legendary artist, it marked a new beginning for jazz lifer Donny McCaslin who, armed with his saxophone and the distinctive sound of his band, played a key role in defining ‘Blackstar’s visionary stylistic fusion. Now, two and a half years after ‘Blackstar’s release, McCaslin returns with a new album, ‘Blow.’, a new definitive statement that fully realizes Bowie’s influence and McCaslin’s evolved artistic direction. “Before working with him, things like this didn’t seem possible to me,” McCaslin says of ‘Blow.’, the most daring work of his two-decade, Grammy-nominated career. “The affirmation of that project and how wonderfully that turned out artistically – I feel like anything is possible now.” ‘Blow.’s vision is supported by a top-notch cast of musicians that includes vocal collaborations with Sun Kil Moon’s Mark Kozelek, fellow Bowie collaborator Gail Ann Dorsey, longtime collaborator Jeff Taylor and singersongwriter Ryan Dahle (Limblifter, Mounties), paired with ‘Blackstar’ bandmates Tim Lefebvre, Jason Lindner and Mark Guiliana. “The idea was to just really go for exploring these collaborations and documenting everything,” explains McCaslin, adding that the project had a “good gestation process” and developed “in a way that didn’t feel rushed.” According to McCaslin, the natural progression that led to ‘Blow.’ began with 2016’s ‘Beyond Now’, which was ‘the seed’ for ‘Blow.’ and featured a combination of originals (written after ‘Blackstar’s recording but before Bowie’s death), as well as covers of Bowie, Mutemath and Deadmau5. McCaslin emphasizes ‘Blow.’s ‘wide range of moods’, some of which will sound familiar to longtime McCaslin fans. Others not so much, as they span prog and art rock, downtempo quiet storm, instrumentals influenced by Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest and more. Naturally, McCaslin’s horn unites ‘Blow.’s disparate elements, though not in the way one might expect. Thinking back to the ‘Blackstar’ sessions, McCaslin remembers how Bowie urged him to manipulate his instrument’s sound, to create “different loops and textures” while improvising. “That really stuck with me,” says McCaslin. “It’s such a big part of what I’m doing now, how I integrate the electronics and the saxophone.” Artist Donny McCaslin Genre Jazz Label Motema Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Charlie Parker Now’s the Time Jazz | BMG Records | 1LP Released 19th October 2018 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charlie Parker Now’s the Time £13.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG Records SKU: 4050538421347 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tigran Hamasyan For Gyumri Jazz | Nonesuch | 10", 1LP Released 16th February 2018 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tigran Hamasyan For Gyumri £15.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Nonesuch SKU: 0075597932584 Formats: 10", 1LP Released Date: 16th February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cassandra Wilson Blue Light Til’ Dawn (Classic Vinyl Series) Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 2LP Released 15th April 2022 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cassandra Wilson Blue Light Til’ Dawn (Classic Vinyl Series) £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 3876190 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 15th April 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Billy Harper Antibes ’75 Jazz | Sam Records | 180g, 1LP Released 30th September 2022 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Billy Harper Antibes ’75 £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sam Records SKU: SRS-2 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Art Pepper Artworks Jazz | Omnivore Recordings | 1LP Released 28th July 2023 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Art Pepper Artworks £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Omnivore Recordings SKU: OVLP459 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis Quintet Steamin’ Jazz | Vinyl Lovers | 180g, 1LP Released 26th May 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Quintet Steamin’ £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Vinyl Lovers SKU: LP6785407 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chie Ayado To You Jazz | Ewe | 180g, 1LP Released 10th September 2011 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chie Ayado To You £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Ewe SKU: EWELP0078 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th September 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ahmad Jamal The Awakening (Verve By Request Series) Jazz | Verve | 180g, 1LP Released 14th April 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ahmad Jamal The Awakening (Verve By Request Series) £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 4847611 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 14th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View José James No Beginning No End Jazz | Blue Note | 2LP Released 28th January 2013 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders José James No Beginning No End £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 732971 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 28th January 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Don Cherry Here And Now Jazz | Real Gone Music | 1LP Released 10th March 2023 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Don Cherry Here And Now £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Real Gone Music SKU: RLGM15061PMI Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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