Dark Fires, Vol. 2
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Music by African-American composers that blends modern sounds with traditional jazz influences.

The special appeal of this CD should be the presence of Ellis Marsalis as a composer, who is the father of Branford, Jason and Wynton. All the works on this CD are world premieres except the Marsalis piece and they represent a variety of styles both quoted and extracted from the various traditional idioms of the composer's heritage. The works offered here are representative of 20th century styles and techniques such as serialism and the tone row; atonality and polytonality; polymetric, multimetric and asymmetrical writings; the integration of Cuban and African rhythms; and the classical structure embracing the vocabulary of Jazz, Blues, Gospel, and Spirituals variously used by such composers as Ellis Marsalis, Adolphus Hailstork, George Walker, Alvin Singleton and others. The display of the breadth of artistic styles in these American compositions lends to the necessary integration of this music into the standard classical repertoire and helps facilitate familiarity with this music independent of color, race or gender.
Contents:
David Baker, composer
Sonata 1 for Piano
Karen Walwyn, piano

Adolphus Hailstork, composer
The Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Rodney Mack, trumpet, Karen Walwyn, piano

Ellis Marsalis, composer
Fourth Autumn
Karen Walwyn, piano

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, composer
"Statements" Second Sonata for Piano
Karen Walwyn, piano

Alvin Singleton, composer
In Our Own House
Branford Marsalis, saxophone, Rodney Mack, trumpet, Jason Marsalis, percussion, Karen Walwyn, piano

Review:
"... Karen Walwyn and her friends present a fine clutch of pieces that touch on a variety of cultural influences with confidence and adroitness. Excellent recorded sound and robust performances..." (Fanfare)
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