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Suns of Cosmic Consciousness by Solar
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fave it World Fusion | Traditional Jazz Combo
12 tracks | 60 minutes
Released Feb 2005
on Aztac
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:17 Samba De Aztac lyrics BUY MP3 07:17 Samba De Aztac lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:17 Samba De Aztac
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:04 Reincarnation 1968 lyrics BUY MP3 05:04 Reincarnation 1968 lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:04 Reincarnation 1968
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:57 Remember Rockefeller At Attica lyrics BUY MP3 05:57 Remember Rockefeller At Attica lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:57 Remember Rockefeller At Attica
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:46 In, Out lyrics BUY MP3 02:46 In, Out lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:46 In, Out
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:49 Waltz On The Hudson lyrics BUY MP3 06:49 Waltz On The Hudson lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:49 Waltz On The Hudson
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:37 Rhythm - a - ning lyrics BUY MP3 05:37 Rhythm - a - ning lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:37 Rhythm - a - ning
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:58 Perk Up - for Walter Perkins lyrics BUY MP3 04:58 Perk Up - for Walter Perkins lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:58 Perk Up - for Walter Perkins
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:37 Solar 2002 lyrics BUY MP3 02:37 Solar 2002 lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:37 Solar 2002
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:59 Come On lyrics BUY MP3 03:59 Come On lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:59 Come On
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:02 Love In Outer Space lyrics BUY MP3 04:02 Love In Outer Space lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:02 Love In Outer Space
Solar is steeped in every avenue of jazz improvisation. With roots in swing, free improvisation and world music, Solar is just as likely to play original revolutionary sambas and Indian and Middle Eastern influenced material.
Editorial review
It's encouraging to see that indie labels are still up for releasing real, honest to goodness free jazz that is more concerned with colorful, eclectic expression than in-the-pocket commercial considerations. The trio -- pianist Eli Yamin, bassist Adam Bernstein, and drummer/saxman/percussionist Andy Demos -- has been gleefully pushing the envelope for some 15 years, going progressive with a rock-jazz energy that here draws from influences like Thelonious Monk (an hypnotic, ultra-percussive African swing through "Rhythm-A-Ning"), Charles Mingus (a bouncy, happy go lucky "Remember Rockefeller at Attica") and Sun Ra (the frolicsome but graceful "Love in Outer Space.") Solar's originals are just as, if not even more compelling, ranging from Adam Bernstein's rhythmic, almost marching <i>tour de force</i> "Samba de Aztac" to Yamin's moody, Duke Ellington-like "Waltz on the Hudson." World music fans will groove especially to "Reincarnation 1968," a bright, wide-ranging journey through <i>kirtan</i> chanting which taps into the spirit of the Woodstock generation; its wordless chorus is sung by Yamin, Bernstein and guest vocalists Kate McGarry and Jane Kelly Williams. Other influences playing a part in this stirring m?lange include rhythms from Brazil, Cuba and even India. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Solar is the cooperative trio of pianist Eli Yamin, bassist Adam Bernstein and drummer/saxophonist/percussionist Andy Demos. They explore an expansive galaxy of modern jazz reflecting the myriad musical influences of its members.
"Solar is one of those rare ensembles that brings genuine fervor and kinetic energy - the kind usually associated with the best rock-to modern jazz," wrote George Kanzler in the Newark Star Ledger.
The band's debut release, Suns of Cosmic Consciousness, mixes the music of Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Sun Ra and its own members with the exciting rhythms of Africa, Brazil, Cuba and India in a stimulating mélange that radiates with a powerful originality. The album was co-produced with longtime friend and collaborator Marty Beller, drummer for They Might Be Giants.
Solar has been together, exploring and expanding the jazz tradition in its own innovative way, for fifteen years.
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