Jon Batiste Releases Second Village Vanguard Installment Chronology Of A Dream: Live At The Village Vanguard — Available Now On Vinyl!

Source: Crossover Media
November 28, 2019
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The inimitable musician and bandleader, Jon Batiste, releases Chronology Of A Dream: Live At The Village Vanguard on November 1. Recorded during his six-night residency in the fall of 2018, the live album is a follow up to his recent critically acclaimed release, Anatomy of Angels: Live at the Village Vanguard, and is part two of the two-part series. You can listen to the first single “HIGHER" and pre-order the album here.

Anatomy of Angels and Chronology of a Dream are two sides of the same coin. Batiste explains, “My compositions on Chronology focus on thematic development within short form structures with memorable melodic themes, while Angels focuses on thematic development within longer form structures that are built for deconstruction, never to be played the same way twice."

Writer David Fricke says in the liner notes, “Dream glows and shakes with its own contagious retrospect, still facing forward: the pianist summoning the Great Spirits of mid-Sixties soul-jazz—

Les McCann

piano
1935 - 2023

" data-original-title="" title="">Les McCann,

Bobby Timmons

piano
1935 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Bobby Timmons,

Horace Silver

piano
1928 - 2014

" data-original-title="" title="">Horace Silver,

Cannonball Adderley

saxophone
1928 - 1975

" data-original-title="" title="">Cannonball Adderley—to a party that starts in high gear and keeps jumping to joy."

On the collection Batiste says “Just as

Duke Ellington

piano
1899 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington composed music for his specific band members, my compositions here are tailored to how the band members and I play together." Listen to cuts like “PRINCE," or “BLACCK," and you will hear this bands unique brand of interplay.

Batiste's band includes some of the most exceptional young instrumentalists currently at work on the scene today. In varying combinations, they include trumpeter

Giveton Gelin

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Giveton Gelin, alto saxophonist

Patrick Bartley Jr

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Patrick Bartley Jr, tenor saxophonist

Patrick Bartley Jr

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Patrick Bartley Jr, percussionist

Negah Santos

percussion

" data-original-title="" title="">Negah Santos, guitarist

Louis Cato

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Louis Cato and tuba/trumpet player

Jon Lampley

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Jon Lampley, anchored by Batiste's long-time trio of bassist

Phil Kuehn

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Phil Kuehn, and drummer Joe Saylor.

At the heart of Chronology of a Dream is the tragic passing of jazz trumpeter

Roy Hargrove

trumpet
1969 - 2018

" data-original-title="" title="">Roy Hargrove, who died suddenly on the opening night of the residency on November 2. Hargrove was a friend and mentor of Batiste's and the night of his passing they paid tribute with a performance of a little-known composition of Hargrove's “SOULFUL." The composition finally gets its official release here, with trumpet duties deftly handled by Giveton Gelin, a Hargrove mentee. What's more, the spirited performance is book-ended by two special pieces of spoken-word: a track called “STORY," and then, to close the next cut, “ORDR."

The recording showcases his eminence as a composer, bandleader, and pianist, while also giving the listener an invitation to Batiste's concept of “celestial jazz." Giving us a window into the future of where the music is going, and more importantly, where it could go.

“I'm honored to record some of my latest compositions with a band of young lions and play our hearts out in one of the world's most legendary venues." Says Batiste of the overall project. “This album, serving as part two of Anatomy Of Angels, is rooted in the sounds of black American music and classic jazz. May the circle be unbroken."

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Track Listing

Blacck; Prince; Highe; Pwwr; Birthe; Kenner; Story; Soulful; Ordr.

Personnel

Jon Batiste

piano

Additional Instrumentation

Jon Batiste: piano, vocals; Patrick Bartley: saxophone; Louis Cato: guitar; Giveton Gelin: trumpet; Roy Hargrove: vocals; Philip Kuehn: bass; Jon Lampley: trumpet, tuba; Tivon Pennicott: saxophone; Negah Santos: percussion; Joe Saylor: drums.