Billy Bang long ago earned his reputation as an engaging leader and violin soloist in avant-garde circles.
Luckily that has not stifled his abilities and ambition to play in more straight-ahead settings as he does on Big Bang Theory.
Bang's assembled drummer Codaryl Moffett, pianist Alexis Pope, and bassist Curtis Lundy -- musicians easily capable of improvisation while maintaining a cohesive balance.
Bang scored five originals including "At Play in the Fields of the Lord" providing Pope and Lundy ample solo space to shine and "One For Jazz," a tribute to drummer Dennis Charles that starts with voice and drum and hauntingly falls into full quartet momentum.
The inclusion of Freddie Hubbard's exuberant composition "Little Sunflower and a joyous funky version of the traditional "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" sum up the projects overt statement of spirituality that borders on experimentation while maintaining conventional structures.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contrary MotionKahil El'Zabar | Billy Bang | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Billy Bang | Play | 07:37 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Big Bang TheoryCurtis Lundy | Billy Bang | Play | 09:54 | 22 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Theme for Taraby | Billy Bang | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Silent Observation | Billy Bang | Play | 07:23 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Sweet Irene | Billy Bang | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Swing Low, Sweet ChariotTraditional | Billy Bang | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Saved by the Bell | Billy Bang | Play | 05:45 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Little SunflowerFreddie Hubbard | Billy Bang | Play | 10:51 | 24 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | One for Jazz (for Dennis Charles) | Billy Bang | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 66 mins | 152 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Bang | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Kahil El'Zabar | Composer |
| 3 | Freddie Hubbard | Composer |
| 4 | Jim Little | Liner Notes, Writer |
| 5 | Curtis Lundy | Composer, Guest Artist |
| 6 | Renée Marc-Aurèle | Mastering |
| 7 | Fernando M. Natalici | Photography |
| 8 | Jason Standard | Assistant |
| 9 | Ian Terry | Assistant, Editing, Mastering |
| 10 | Traditional | Composer |
| 11 | Jim West | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |