Anthony Branker & Word Play - Dialogic (CD)

For his 3rd Origin recording, composer and Princeton professor Anthony Branker features his quartet, Word Play, in a set of original compositions that seek to emphasize the interactions and conversational dynamic that take place within a collective. With a stellar band of New York-based improvisers - saxophonist Ralph Bowen, pianist Jim Ridl, bassist Kenny Davis and drummer Adam Cruz - Branker creates another inspired recording of new and original modern jazz. "Branker inspires buoyant, animated performances from his group." - Downbeat.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Ancestral Tales
2. Land of Milk and Honey
3. Iggery-Poncheek
4. Skirting the Issue
5. Y Not?
6. The Selfless Soul
7. Dance of the Aesthetics
8. More Than Words
9. The Fire Spitters