this is where i came in, by Lewis Jordan and Music at Large

this is where i came in

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1.	Collage 04:56	info	buy track
2.	civilization/osmosis 04:57	info	buy track
3.	united states 09:03	info	buy track
4.	if i were king 05:18	lyrics	buy track
"if i were king, i'd speak truth to power. i'd tell myself what i really believed, even if it made me uncomfortable."
5.	The Fantasy's All Mine 04:59	info	buy track
6.	Heaven's Bells 07:24	info	buy track
7.	Splow! 10:39	info	buy track
8.	people i don't like 04:53	info	buy track
9.	Preaching to the Choir 06:56	info	buy track
10.	To Those Born Later 06:38	info	buy track

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In this recording, saxophonist and poet Lewis Jordan brings together all the elements that have nurtured him from the beginning: a love of free improvisation, a love of structure, a love of words, and always an eye/ear to how our art shapes our world.

With Music at Large, he has involved longtime collaborators, Jimmy Biala, Karl Evangelista and Erich Hunt, together with new collaborators, David Boyce and Ian Carey. The compositions and poems expand Music at Large's palette from early productions to contemporary expressions. The sweep of over a generation of influences shows up on this recording—from the inspired instrumental approach that he helped pioneer in the Sound Clinic (with George Sams and Bruce Ackley), to the seminal work expanding the palette of improvisational sources in United Front (with Sams, Mark Izu, Carleton Hoffman and Anthony Brown), to the ever-present need to put words to what and how we feel.

Musical inspirations—including Albert Ayler, Charles Tyler and Lester Bowie—are recognized in the poetry and music. Reflection on and refraction of society are part of the soundscape. Poetic license claimed and declaimed. The collection closes with a musically-framed reading from Bertolt Brecht's "To Those Born Later."

Lewis Jordan: alto/baritone saxophones, voice
David Boyce: tenor/soprano saxophones
Ian Carey: trumpet
Karl Evangelista: electric guitar
Erich Hunt: acoustic/electric basses
Jimmy Biala: drums, percussion

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released July 1, 2017

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Lewis Jordan and Music at Large Oakland, California

Saxophonist/poet Lewis Jordan is an international touring and recording artist. His teachers are the music and poetry of Ayler, Shepp, Coleman, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago; the thoughts and spirit of Krishnamurti and Rumi. Music at Large includes longtime collaborators, Jimmy Biala, Karl Evangelista and Erich Hunt, together with new collaborators, David Boyce and Ian Carey. ... more

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