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SANCTIFICATION
(SunShip
099002)The newest release from the Franklin Kiermyer
quartet featuring Michael Stuart - saxophone; John Esposito - piano; Fima
Ephron - bass recorded in October 1999 in Woodstock, NY. Music written
mostly while FK was on retreat in Yolmo, Nepal at MIlarepa's cave in the
spring of 1999. This album is a testament to the power of sound to create
an environment for liberation.
Available
now, here at mobilitymusic.com
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AUSPICIOUS
BLAZING SUN
In
Praise of Milarepa |
(SunShip
099001) Karma Kagyu Buddhist Monks led by the chief
chant master from Rumtek monastery in Sikkim, Umdze Lodro Samphel join
with the drumming of Franklin Kiermyer in spiritual praise of Tibet's greatest
yogi-saint. Liturgy drawn from the Milarepa Puja with an aspiration prayer
composed expressly for this offering by the great Kagyu master Khenpo Tsultrim
Gyamtso Rinpoche included in the booklet. An orchestra of horns and drums
deconstruct conceptuality. Produced in collaboration with Karma Triyana
Dharmachakra, the North American seat of His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa.
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| (Evidence
22144) the Franklin Kiermyer quartet with guests Sam
Rivers and Eric Person, honor the world traditions of spiritual music while
taking a bold step on a path toward liberation through sound. As bridges
between ensemble pieces (quartet to sextet) Kiermyer plays with very old
recordings of indigenous spiritual music. These short pieces gathered from
diverse geographies like the Greek Black Sea area (Pontic Bagpipes), the
Cameroon rain forest (the Baka people), and the Arizona desert (the Papago)
were influential in his studies at that time. This record is a testament
to the universality of spirit.
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"This
band is the real deal, the kind of group that you might imagine is impossible
today, making music that draws from sanctified sources but keeps nothing
secret -- music which aims high and goes deep." (From the Kairos
liner notes, by John Szwed) What
is "Kairos"? |
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| (Evidence
22083) is a devotional recording of Ecstatic American
Music by the Franklin Kiermyer quartet featuring the incendiary saxophone
of Pharoah Sanders with John Esposito-piano and Drew Gress-bass.
"...a
journey in the Sun Ship to heights of spiritual experience through music...captures
that mystical ecstasy with magnificent aplomb" the
editors / JAZZIZ
"This is a monumental album...Franklin
Kiermyer's Solomon's Daughter" Greg Tate / VIBE
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"There
are traditions of ecstatic, ritual and spiritual music among all the different
folk cultures of the world," Kiermyer says. "I try to learn from the intersection
and overlapping of the principles of how these musics work." (From the
Solomon's
Daughter liner notes) by Kevin Whitehead) |
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| IN
THE HOUSE OF MY FATHERS |
| (Konnex
5052) An early recording featuring Dave Douglas-trumpet; John Stubblefield-tenor
& soprano; John Esposito-piano; Anthony Cox-bass; Drew Gress-bass;
Chris Gekker-trumpet; John Rojak-trombone; Dan Grabois-horn; Dave Braynard-tuba;
Tom Chess and Eric St. Laurent-guitars The title piece is derived from
the invocation sung before reading from the Torah. Contains an early version
of "Kairos". Released on the German Konnex label distributed in America
by North Country (315-287-2852) |
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| (Konnex
5044) This
early recording features a brass quartet of Chris Gekker-trumpet; John
Rojak-trombone; Russ Rizner-horn; Dave Braynard-tuba; with Peter Madsen
on piano and Tony Scherr on bass. Much through-composed music. Available
on the German Konnex label distributed in America by North Country (315-287-2852) |
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