Owl Song, by Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill Frisell, Herlin Riley

Owl Song

by Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill Frisell, Herlin Riley

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Carlos Ibanez Beautiful, healing music for a quiet evening. Reminds of Mathias Eick, is Akinmusire exploring the ECM sound? Wonderful combo as well. Look forward to more. Favorite track: Owl Song 1 (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley).

nicolescadres My only concern with this album : It ends. My comfort: Start it over again and again Favorite track: Weighted Corners (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley).

Peluche Brutale A fantastic record I love and so it was a real disappointment to receive a refund and a note from the label ‘our warehouse is unable to ship outside the US’ after I paid for the limited edition vinyl - how about sorting these details in advance - it’s not a good way to promote an artist of Mr Akinmusire calibre

D.W. Long What an outstanding outing for this trio. In a world of cacophony, Akinmusire has created a space of peace, relaxation, and introspection. Favorite track: Flux Fuelings (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley).

jazzrob It seems amost pointless to give this album any sort of validation. It has 'classic' stamped all over it. However, if I were a bass player in the mould of Charlie Haden, I would have the greatest time playing alongside this. A brilliant album, of course.

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1.	Owl Song 1 (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley) 05:52	buy track
2.	Weighted Corners (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley) 04:23	buy track
3.	Flux Fuelings (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley) 05:03	buy track
4.	Owl Song 2 (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley) 06:27	buy track
5.	Grace (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley) 06:26	buy track
6.	Mr. Frisell (feat. Bill Frisell) 03:15	buy track
7.	Mr. Riley (feat. Herlin Riley) 03:26	buy track
8.	Henya (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley) 07:06	buy track

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Composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire makes his Nonesuch Records debut with Owl Song. 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.”

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released December 15, 2023

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Ambrose Akinmusire Berkeley, California

Described by NPR Music as “a trumpeter of deep expressive resources and a composer of kaleidoscopic vision,” Ambrose Akinmusire has made a home at the crossroads of different musical forms and languages, from post-bop and avant-garde jazz to contemporary chamber music and hip-hop to singer-songwriter aesthetics. He is a rigorous practitioner with an uncompromising dedication to creation. ... more

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Jun 28

Le Gesù

Montreal, QC
Jun 29

Théâtre Jean-Duceppe

Montreal, QC

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