With these "Conductions," the cornetist and composer Butch Morris has developed a highly personal approach to collective improvisation, signaling and guiding ensembles in shifting multi-layered spontaneous compositions. This extraordinary 10-CD set collects Morris performances from around the globe, with recordings from New York to Tokyo, Florida to Istanbul, San Francisco to Bologna. The pieces involve an enormous range of musicians, from stalwarts of the avant-garde to student ensembles, while the instrumental voices range from traditional Turkish and Japanese instruments to harp and cello to Christian Marclay's turntables and electronics. A testament to Morris's vision, this set is also testimony to the vigor, variety, and universality of improvised music. --Stuart Broomer
Testament: A Conduction Collection [Limited Edition],Lawrence Morris,New World Records,Box Sets (Audio Only),Classical Music,Jazz,Pop
Jazz Music:
- The Best of the Big Bands, Vol. 1 [Import]
- The Best of the Dukes of Dixieland
- The Best of the Jazz Pianos [Import]
- The London Collection, Vol. 1
- Village Vanguard Live Sessions, Vol. 1 [Import]
- Weaver of Dreams
- Wildcrafted: Live at the Dakota [Live]
- Yusef Lateef [Import]
- All In the Game [Import]
- All Stars, Featuring Nat Adderley & Red Norvo
Jazz Music
If You Can't Stand the Heat [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Maurice Ohana: Anneau Du Tamarit/Signes/Livre Des Prodiges
Liederkreis / Funf Lieder / Dichterliebe
Music: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite; Borodin: Music from P
Best of Echobelly: I Can't Imagine World Without Me [Import]
Lucky Stiff (2003 Original Off-Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]
Mozart: Serenades Nos. 4-7 & 9
Live at the Albert Hall [Import]
Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2; Gayaneh
Live at the 100 Club- 1976 [Live]
LRC Jazz Sampler, Vols. 4 & 5 [Import]