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Rob Brown

Label: Mahakala Music
Released: 2025
Duration: 01:01:34
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Tracks

Microcosm; Zephyr; Neural Pathways; Tousled And Jostled.

Personnel

Album Description

Art isn��t a sport. We don��t hand out medals for saxophone solos, even though magazines with star ratings have made it their business to try. They��ve been setting the scene for decades now��unqualified judges handing out scores like it��s the Olympics. Don��t play that game. But every so often, you hear someone and think, ��Oh. That��s *different*.�� Rob Brown is one of those people. I��m not going to call him one of the greatest living alto saxophonists��hypocritical as hell, considering what I just said��but I will say this: when Rob plays, it��s like a ripple in the room. You could sit through a whole night of saxophonists, but when Rob hits his first note, you��ll look up. You��ll stop scrolling. You��ll wonder: *What��s happening here?* The real mystery is why more people aren��t talking about Rob. But then again, it��s no mystery at all. Rob��s too busy mastering the saxophone to spend time curating his online persona. He speaks through spontaneous group composition, not Facebook or Instagram. And that��s what you��ll hear on this album.? From the first track, Rob, Brandon Lopez, and Juan Pablo Carletti show us a way to swing you didn��t know existed��and it swings harder than most music I��ve ever heard. Together, they create a new... synthetic sentient being.? But I could keep going, and that wouldn��t do this justice. Just listen. Listen closely. This trio is saying something. And when you get it, you��ll feel it deeply.?