Crossing, by Ben Kono Group

Crossing

by Ben Kono Group

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1.	Castles and Daffodils 09:32	buy track
2.	Common Ground 05:53	buy track
3.	Rice 08:00	buy track
4.	Paradise in Manzanar 10:51	buy track
5.	Shadowdance 05:27	buy track
6.	Celestial Birch 07:45	buy track
7.	Tennis 06:52	buy track
8.	The Crossing 09:53	buy track
9.	Gardens Grow 03:16	buy track

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"This potent sextet outing by composer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Kono unfolds like separate chapters of a novel, each revealing something about it's author. The opening "Castles and Daffodils," reflecting Kono's interest in modern conservatory music, finds him overdubbing a latticework pattern of oboe, English horn, flute and clarinet before drummer John Hollenbeck, bassist John Hébert, keyboardist Henry Hey and guitarist Pete McCann enter the fray. Heather Laws' ethereal wordless vocals add to the evocative nature of this stirring piece, which is dedicated to the composer's late father. On the 5/4 swinger "Common Ground," Kono switches to tenor sax and channels Michael Brecker, while "Rice" has him soaring on flute over Hollenbeck's insistent drum-'n'-bass groove. The dramatic "Paradise in Manzanar," a somber reflection on the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII, is a through-composed suite. Featuring the leader on English horn, the work resolves on an energized note of hope."--Bill Milkowski, Jazz Times, April 2011

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released December 4, 2020

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