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Sonny Rollins Passes Away at 95
Sonny Rollins, the iconic saxophonist, composer and improviser whose career stretched from the origins of bebop to 21st…
On May 27, 482 Music will release Rolldown, Chicago-based vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz’s debut as a leader and the 14th entry in the label’s ongoing Document Chicago series.
The release, which includes seven studio tracks and an eight-minute video, takes its name from Adasiewicz’s four year-old working band of the same name featuring Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto saxophone and clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass) and Frank Rosaly (drums).
“Composing pieces for Rolldown started with free improvisation on the piano,” said Adasiewicz, who wrote all the music during a year in Madison, Wisc. “The melodies are usually comprised of more than one voice and the tunes do not follow a chord progression, but were constructed using conventional ABA song form. Harmony is created spontaneously during the group’s improvisation, and the rhythm, while deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, at times pulls away from any suggestion of pulse.”
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