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Golda Solomon Word Riffs JazzJaunts CD 8611 |
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"An insightful observer of the scene and narrator of a thousand hipper yesterdays, Golda Solomon lays it all out with streetwise authority on Word Riffs, the second recording to document her compelling partnership of poetry and jazz. Solomon delivers with a passionate flair and on Word Riffs, her dynamic delivery is cut with a kind of sly humor that can be traced back to her Flatbush roots. With an eye for detail and an ear for rhythm, she demonstrate a strong affinity for the inherent nuances and happy accidents of improvised music while also reveling in a clever turn of phrase, a well chosen word, just the right touch of alliteration. She loves the sounds of words as much as the meanings they convey. A gifted wordsmith with a syncopated soul, she paints vivid imagery and plants seeds of wisdom while honoring the groove and capturing the rhythm of blues in her poetry. It's all raw material to toss around on this provocative canvas called Po'Jazz. Backed here by the highly interactive, mood-shifting Center Search Quest, bassist Christopher Dean Sullivan, drummer Michael T.A. Thompson, and pianist Eri Yamamoto, with special guest Saco Yasuma on alto saxophone, Golda conjures up scenes of Harlem night and potluck jams, her word riffing strewn with hip references to Monk, Duke, Sun Ra, Charlie Rouse, Roland Kirk and the Ebbets Field of her Flatbush youth. " - Bill Milkowski |
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| Other Tracks: Sister Bop; Spilt Milk; 1960s Jazz Hag; Exterior Palettes; Bop for Daddy; Bush Whacked Blues; Rapsonnet | |||||||||||
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Golda Solomon First Set JazzJaunts CD JJCD03082 |
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Presented as the audio companion to her poetry collection Flatbush Cowgirl, Golda Solomon, hailed as the "Medicine Woman of Jazz," performs her sensuous jazz poetry as it meets the grooves of the legendary Bernard Purdie, joined by tubist Joe Exley, and violinist Tom Aalfs. Also included are 2 live cuts from her acclaimed Po'Jazz performance series now available on Po'Jazz: Takin' It To The Hollow. On this autobiographical CD, Golda presents her life in and about the historical NYC jazz scene, jazz greats, and the impact they had on her during her tenure living in Greenwich Village, in addition to her earlier years growing up in Brooklyn. This CD summons back to the rites of the Last Poets and captures in both musical and poetic sense the "vibe" of this legendary scene. It was only upon reflecting back was she aware that musical history was being made all around her - and this is what this CD celebrates and encapsulates. Musicians: Tom Aalfs - violin; Essiet Essiet - bass; Joe Exley - tuba; Ron Jackson - guitar; and Bernard Purdie - drums |
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Other Tracks: Sex Fugue, Some Sundays, Matthew, The Etiquette of Now Purchase First Set from Amazon.com |
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Po'Jazz: Takin' It To The Hollow JazzJaunts CD JJCD093001 |
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Po'Jazz is described as "Poetry in Partnership with Jazz." The CD, Po'Jazz: Takin' It To The Hollow, is a compilation of cuts from poet/producer Golda Solomon's acclaimed performance series "Po'Jazz at the Center" - featuring many notable NYC jazz musicians combined with award winnings, establish, and emerging poets. This CD is a unique combination of poetry alone, poetry combined with improvised jazz, and just good jazz alone. It includes performances by poets (listed as they appear on the CD): Tom Aalfs - violin; Uli Frost - drums; Ron Jackson - guitar; Nicki Parrott - bass; Ray Turull - percussion; J.D. Parran - clarinet/flute/percussion; Essiet Okun Essiet - bass; Nasheet Waits - drums; Bernard Purdie - drums; Joe Exley - tuba; Debbie Kennedy - bass; and Gary Smulyan - baritone saxophone. |
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Other Tracks: Letting Go by Veronica Golos; On Labor and Love #3 by Malaika Adero; Sex Fugue by Golda Solomon; Bluebird by Anthony Costantini; Broken Ends; Broken Promises by Mariposa; Fancy by Barry Wallenstein; Happy Birthday Louis Armstrong by Elizabeth Conrad Dispenza/Tyrone Henderson; So What by Golda Solomon; Purchase Po'Jazz: Takin' It To The Hollow from Amazon.com |
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Saco Yasuma Another Rain |
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Solomon's story speaks of magical, multifarious memories of her Brooklyn youth under the soft glow of Yasuma's Fat Orange Moon... The Fifth Season is a dance in time, at once unfamiliar and comfortable. Filiano's arco solo against Thompson and Bemkey's colors: searching and sweet... The mood settles into Calm Water. You can see a ripple-less lake, quiet against a crimson sunset. Thompson's tree drum evokes a panoramic view while Yasuma charms snakes and other creatures out of the waters... With pure intention, walking steadily through meandering twists and turns of the Labyrinth will get you where you want to go... Thompson's march turns free and becomes the explosive, interactive playground for Campbell, Yasuma, Filiano, and Bemkey's fire in Straight Upwards, givin' it to ya straight with no holds barred!... Yasuma offers a deep contrast to the last track's animated conversation with her solo piece A Wind Blew Into My Hands. It truly did, as she caresses it, kisses it, and plays it back... The title tracks, Another Rain, is the movement between darkness and light, bitterness and sweet. The same rain cleanses and muddies up, quenches and drowns. The balance is in our hands. And Yasuma projects that balance with a wink of the eye throughout the entire set. - Barbara Sfraga |
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Other Tracks: Invisible Matters; The Fifth Season; Calm Water; Labyrinth; Another Rain Purchase Another Rain from Amazon.com | |||||||||||