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Marty Ehrlich: Things Have Got To Change

James Zollar
trumpetb.1959

Erik Friedlander
cellob.1960

Pheeroan AkLaff
drumsb.1955

Ornette Coleman
saxophone, alto1930 - 2015
The Coleman sensibility, though, is clearly filtered through the music of

Julius Hemphill
saxophone, alto1938 - 1995
This is often collective creation and Ehrlich's clarity is a valuable quality in a musician so fond of counterpoint, alto and trumpet dovetailing together into new territory on the themes. Ultimately one is less impressed by Ehrlich's execution than by the emotional depth that he consistently summons up, his quartet acting as a perfect extension of his sensibility. The spare simplicity of akLaff's drumming is a special triumph here, another emotionally eloquent voice. This is significant music with a strong sense of lineage, a band that combines rare articulation with a strong sense of purpose. ">
Track Listing
Rites Rhythm; Dung; Some Kind of Prayer; On the One; Slices of Light; Song for Tomorrow; From Strength to Strength; Dogon AD.
Personnel
Marty Ehrlich
woodwindsMarty Ehrlich: alto saxophone; James Zollar: trumpet; Erik Friedlander: cello; Pheeroan akLaff: drums.
Album information
Title: Things Have Got To Change | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Clean Feed Records
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