{"product_id":"tom-skinner-voices-of-bishara-live-mu","title":"Tom Skinner - Voices of Bishara Live @ mu","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eIn January 2023, Tom Skinner and his ensemble performed material from his recently-released album 'Voices of Bishara' (Brownswood, IARC \u0026amp; Nonesuch, 2022) at London club “mu”— a venue founded by the curators at Brilliant Corners and named after the seminal Don Cherry live album. Their performance was augmented by three pieces by Abdul Wadud, whose 1977 self-released solo cello album, By Myself, was a primary inspiration for Voices of Bishara.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe woodwinds featured on Skinner's original Voices of Bishara album — Shabaka Hutchings and Nubya Garcia — had already been replaced in Skinner's live ensemble with Robert Stillman (who also plays with Skinner in The Smile) and Chelsea Carmichael; with the extended rhythm section of Tom Herbert (double bass) and Kareem Dayes (cello) still rounding out the lineup with Skinner on drums.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the opening moments of Voices of Bishara Live at \"mu\", which was recorded on that legendary January 2023 night, it's clear that this band’s aim is to excavate the deep corners of the repertoire, kicking things off with an extended rendition of Skinner’s own composition “Bishara” that employs the same relationship to rhythmic and tonal freedom found in the Abdul Wadud cello work that inspired it. That aesthetic connection is even more clear by the time the\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egroup moves into their 20-minute exploration of Wadud’s “Oasis,” the stunning centerpiece of the set that culminates with a scorching 5+ minute sax solo by Carmichael.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHearing Skinner’s compositions - flexed and stretched with extended improvisation, and in context with works by Wadud - both places them and this band firmly in the creative music continuum they honor, and provides us with an unobstructed view of where that continuum is leading us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased May 10, 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Skinner – drums\u003cbr\u003eKareem Dayes – cello\u003cbr\u003eChelsea Carmichael – tenor saxophone and flute\u003cbr\u003eTom Herbert – bass\u003cbr\u003eRobert Stillman – tenor saxophone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded live at “mu” London by Juan Blanco on January 18th and 19th, 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMixed by Dilip Harris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMastered by David Allen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSleeve design and artwork by Paul Camo for Studio Camo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bishara,\" \"The Journey,\" and \"The Day After Tomorrow\" composed by Tom Skinner (Warp Publishing).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Red 2\" is a version of \"Two Pieces of One: Red,\" composed by Anthony Tillman Williams (EMI Music Publishing Ltd\/EMI Blackwood Music Inc\/Tillmon Music Co. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oasis,\" \"Camille,\" and \"Happiness\" composed by Ronald Earsell DeVaughn (Bisharra Music).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade with gratitude, love, respect, and admiration for the great Abdul Wadud.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"license\" class=\"info license\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall rights reserved\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"International Anthem","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":53918617043285,"sku":"IARC0076LPI-SLEEVE","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Limited Edition Cassette","offer_id":53918596268373,"sku":"IARC0076CS","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition Deluxe CD - Compact Disc","offer_id":53918617272661,"sku":"IARC0076CDI","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/0419\/6437\/files\/a1081356019_10.jpg?v=1779806804","url":"https:\/\/international-anthem.k7store.com\/products\/tom-skinner-voices-of-bishara-live-mu","provider":"International Anthem","version":"1.0","type":"link"}