Rob Brown Quartet
Members: Rob Brown
Karen Borca, Rob Brown, William Parker, Reggie Workman, Todd Nicholson, Susie Ibarra, Newman Taylor-Baker
Good News Blues Karen Borca - bassoonRob Brown - alto saxophoneWilliam Parker - bassReggie Workman - bassTodd Nicholson - bassPaul Murphy - drumsSusie Ibarra - drumsNewman Taylor-Baker - drums
Track 1-3 recorded May 25, 1998 at the 3rd annual Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Centre, NYCTrack 4 recorded June 19, 2005 at Vision Festival X, Angel Orensanz Centre, NYCTracks 1-3 recorded and mixed by Alen Hadži-StefanovTrack 4 remastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios, Vilnius, LithuaniaPhotos by Peter Gannushkin / D…
Universal Tonality
William Parker’s Universal Tonality documents an epic performance which brings his titular concept to full, vibrant life. An exquisite example of this system in practice, it features a truly once-in-a-lifetime assembly of creative music luminaries and legends. Clocking in at nearly two hours and featuring six extended pieces flowing across two discs, this Universal Tonality happening took place in December 2002. Parker invited 16 musicians of various ages, cultures and musical backgrounds – to j…
Fertile Garden
*In process of stocking* No Business Records presents Fertile Garden by Rob Brown (Selfpropelled Music BMI) and Juan Pablo Carletti (BigMateSongs BMI)Recorded on the 25th August, 2020 at Park West Studios (Brooklyn) by Jim ClousePhotos by by Peter Gannushkin Design by Oskaras Anosovas
Rob Brown - alto saxophoneJuan Pablo Carletti - drums, cymbals
The Big Picture
* 2022 stock * Rob Brown's Big Picture Quartet includes William Parker, Hamid Drake, and Roy Campbell, the band responsible for the sublime Raining on the Moon with Lena Conquest, recorded as the William Parker Quartet, as well as playing together in different configurations yielding some of the most vital and essential recordings of the last decade. In the grand jazz band tradition (think Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men), the music's flavor and quality maintains whoever's name shuffles forward.…
Then Now
Since their 1988 duo album Sonic Explorations and through a number of group collaborations, the duo of alto saxophonist Rob Brown and pianist Matthew Shipp have extended and evolved their uniquely astute and confident dialog, as heard in this magnificent 8-part studio album, a reflection on their compatibility and perceptive artistry.
"What they have lost are the rough edges or, more precisely, they have been able to incorporate them into what they have learned over the past 30 years. The depth …
Magnetism(s)
"The music takes on short, fleeting forms: fading here, held and moody there, as though the improvisation encouraged skepticism of firm certitudes. The tightness of the discourse, however, demands enlightening energy and lucid tautness." (Jean-François Abert, excerpt from the liner notes)"We have already seen that in the history of the universe, such a spiral nucleus of sounds that subsides on itself and grows dense, that softens and dilates, that provides its exceptional energy of cohesion even…
Radiant Pools
Rob Brown has a sound of his own, one that you instantly identify, and it’s a wonder why his unique way of playing alto saxophone still hasn’t found the recognition it deserves. With “Radiant Pools”, not only does he confirm what a great musician he is, but he also shows how he can give life and soul to an orchestra… and what orchestra! Quite noteworthy is the way Rob Brown’s alto sax (hear his high notes) and flute, and Steve Swell’s trombone complement and enrich each other; respond to one ano…