Owl Song Ambrose Akinmusire SKU: 0075597905977 Barcode: 0075597905977 28.00 £28.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Nonesuch Released Date: 15th December 2023 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info ‘Akinmusire has been making some of the most intimate, spellbinding music of his career … Even in its simplicity, Akinmusire’s trumpet can feel almost dangerously tender.’ – New York Times ‘Music that seeks peace not just despite a world of unrest, but within it.’ – Pitchfork Composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire makes his Nonesuch Records debut with Owl Song on December 15. The album features a trio with two musicians Akinmusire has long admired, guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Herlin Riley. “This is my reaction to being assaulted by information,” Akinmusire says of Owl Song. “This record is me wanting to create a safe space. Part of the challenge was: Can I create something that’s oriented around open space, the way some of the records I love the most do?” He says of his collaborators, “I had a feeling of wanting to record with Bill from the first time we played—it was a duo performance, very little rehearsal. We just played through some of my songs, and it worked. One of Bill’s special gifts is the ability to shape a piece he’s just heard for the first time. He seems to know what the music wants before the first note. “With Herlin, his commitment to beauty you can find in the groove. I never like to tell musicians too much about what I’m going for, because it should be about what these particular people bring … I said, ‘I know you’re the right person for this because of the way you approach the groove.’ And, of course, what he did is just beautiful.” He continues, “Also, I wanted to put people together who didn’t seem like they would go together … and it turns out they haven’t played a lot. So, it was cross generational, cross subgenre, cross whatever.” Akinmusire says of ‘Owl Song 1’, “I have special affinity for the owls. Their personality is so distinctive—always observing. I should add that the titles don’t have huge significance in terms of what they mean—my process is not so literal,” he adds. “I wrote these songs for the people in mind who would play. I was focused on coming up with a set of music … the titles were placeholders that stayed. So, ‘Owl Song 1’ and ‘2.’” Ambrose Akinmusire’s musical gifts developed rapidly. He grew up in Oakland, California, and while in high school he caught the attention of saxophonist Steve Coleman. Akinmusire joined Coleman’s Five Elements at age nineteen, touring while also a student at Manhattan School of Music. He then pursued further study—earning a master’s degree at the University of Southern California, then attending the Thelonius Monk Institute in Los Angeles, where his mentors included Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. He is currently the Artistic Director of the Hancock Institute. In 2010, he was signed to Blue Note Records; his debut for the label, When the Heart Emerges Glistening, drew worldwide accolades. The Los Angeles Times observed that “Akinmusire sounds less like a rising star than one that was already at great heights and just waiting to be discovered.” In the wake of the acclaim for his debut, Akinmusire composed music for strings and voice (The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint, 2014), appeared on Kendrick Lamar’s landmark To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), and conjured a tapestry called Origami Harvest (2018) that explored the complexities of Black. His next project, On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment, furthered that narrative direction. Released two weeks after the murder of George Floyd, it contained poignant laments about income inequality and the effects of rapid gentrification on communities like those in the Bay Area where he grew up. Owl Song is the first of three records Akinmusire is releasing on Nonesuch over the next year. Each will spotlight a distinct element of his musical world and involve different instrumentation and production approaches. Artist Ambrose Akinmusire Genre Jazz Label Nonesuch Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Owl Song 1 Weighted Corners Flux Fuelings Owl Song 2 Grace Mr. Frisell Mr. Riley Henya Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Miles Davis Live at the Blackhawk Friday and Saturday Nights 1961 Jazz | Impex Records | 180g, 2LP Released 18th February 2012 £56.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Live at the Blackhawk Friday and Saturday Nights 1961 £56.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Impex Records SKU: IMP6009 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 18th February 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Christian Wallumrød Pianokammer Jazz | Hubro | 180g, 1LP, Includes CD Released 9th February 2015 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Christian Wallumrød Pianokammer £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Hubro SKU: HUBROLP3542 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 9th February 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 20th November 2015 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: RCACPL10667 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Immanuel Wilkins The 7th Hand Jazz | Blue Note | 2LP Released 28th January 2022 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Immanuel Wilkins The 7th Hand £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 3832750 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 28th January 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nina Simone Broadways, Blues, Ballads Jazz | Back To Black | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 11th July 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nina Simone Broadways, Blues, Ballads £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Back To Black SKU: 5360569 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 11th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herb Alpert Whipped Cream & Other Delights Jazz | Herb Alpert Presents | 180g, 1LP Released 20th November 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herb Alpert Whipped Cream & Other Delights £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Herb Alpert Presents SKU: 70200 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Corrie Dick Sun Swells Jazz | Ubuntu Music | 1LP Released 6th October 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Corrie Dick Sun Swells £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Ubuntu Music SKU: UBU0108LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chet Baker As Time Goes By – Love Songs Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP Released 10th February 2023 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chet Baker As Time Goes By – Love Songs £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3115 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 10th February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Iiro Rantala Potsdam Jazz | ACT | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 25th March 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Iiro Rantala Potsdam £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9946-1 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Hard Drive (2022 – Remaster) Jazz | BMG USA - Bethlehem Records | 180g, 1LP Released 20th January 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Hard Drive (2022 – Remaster) £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG USA - Bethlehem Records SKU: 4050538816136 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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