Geof Bradfield - Our Roots (CD)

For his latest quintet recording, Chicago saxophonist and composer Geof Bradfield borrows inspiration from fellow Chicagoan Clifford Jordan's 1965 Atlantic album, "These Are My Roots: The Music of Lead Belly." The focus is on Black music of the rural south - the spirituals and blues of itinerant Texas preacher Blind Willie Johnson, ring shouts from the Georgia Sea Islands, and the prison farm work songs of Lead Belly. The absence of a chordal instrument allows the ensemble to explore the open-ended nature of these folk forms. Bradfield is joined on "Our Roots" by four of the premier musicians on the Chicago scene: trumpeter Marquis Hill, trombonist Joel Adams, bassist Clark Sommers and drummer Dana Hall. •"Geo f Bradfield's writing is a revelation." - Neil Tesser

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Adam in the Garden
2. Clinton Hill
3. Yellow Gal
4. Black Girl
5. Meshell
6. Before This Time Another Year
7. Dick's Holler (Leadbelly Intro)
8. Dick's Holler
9. Mbira Song
10. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
11. Motherless Children
12. Take This Hammer