We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

55 VanDam

by F McKitty

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 USD  or more

     

1.
2.
3.
Local Stops 07:02
4.
55 VanDam 04:34
5.
West Houston 06:16

about

It was time to explore what has been labeled “Free” jazz. Through the ‘80s, while working as a teamster in the SOHO area of Manhattan, I’d spend most nights transcribing Sonny Stitt and Coltrane solos when I wasn’t doing society or dance music jobs. My direction was, for the most part, straight ahead.

As I revisit albums by Don Cherry, Gato Barbieri, Ornette Coleman and others, I’m hearing a lyricism and emotion that has an important place in contemporary improvised music and is often overlooked.

This EP is a short story. I wanted a reflection of what I hear in my head as I remember the sounds from performance spaces I’d discovered walking through the East Village or SOHO area after work.

Of course, this EP isn’t an entirely “Free” performance. I’ve composed a virtual rhythm section to accompany my saxophone improvisation. The selections here are also shorter than what might be expected in a live “Free” performance setting in order to be more in line with the virtual marketplace.

with love,

credits

released May 8, 2020

Francis McKitty - Alto and Baritone Saxophones. Composition and Programming. Flute, Clarinet and Bottle (tracks 1 & 2), BMI

Producer - F. McKitty
Artwork. - F. McKitty

All rights in all media in perpetuity.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

F McKitty Pennsylvania

contact / help

Contact F McKitty

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like F McKitty, you may also like: