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March 19 | RADIO PLAY: Eugene Marlow’s arrangement of “Adon Olam” (from his 2011 Heritage Ensemble “Fresh Take” album) played on WBGO’s “Latin Jazz Cruise,” hosted by Grammy-nominated drummer Bobby Sanabria. This arrangement, featuring vocalist Rachel Kara Perez, is a tip of the hat to saxophonist Ornette Coleman’s “free” jazz” movement. |
In 2006 Eugene Marlow went to China (Shanghai and Beijing) to interview indigenous jazz musicians, among others, as part of research for a comprehensive book on Jazz in China: From Dance Hall Music to Individual Freedom of Expression. In 2018 the book was published by the University Press of Mississippi and acclaimed as one of the five best books on jazz by the Jazz Journalists Association.... keep reading »
Eugene Marlow’s bembé arrangement of
“Maria” kicks off the second CD
of the two-set album.
According to the JazzHeads label “Maria”
is one of the top 3 tracks streamed from this album.