Along with geechee recollections and sweet earth flying, it was one of brown s albums dedicated to the us state of georgia. Afternoon of a georgia faun lp, vinyl record album one of marion browns more ambitious albums and a key bridge from his freer work of the late dusty groove is chicagos online record store. Jun 23, 2009 seesaw ensemble, themes and variations. He is most well known as a member of the 1960s avantgarde jazz scene in new york city, playing alongside musicians such as john coltrane, archie shepp, and john tchicai. Afternoon of a georgia faun by marion brown on amazon music. Afternoon of a georgia faun marion brown, anthony braxton. Drums and drones an experimental guest mix from my friend bill selman, aka agape lodge.
Marion brown, anthony braxton, chick corea, andrew cyrille, jeanne lee, bennie maupin. Afternoon of a georgia faun set in motion the inclusion of african rhythms and motifs in your. The 17minute afternoon of a georgia faun presented a more. Jun 10, 2010 marion brown afternoon of a georgia faun marion brown alto saxophone, zomari, percussion anthony braxton alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, chinese musette, flute, percussion bennie maupin tenor saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet, acorn, bells, wooden flute, percussion chick corea piano, bells, gong, percussion andrew. Marion brown, the american south, and afternoon of a georgia faun. Recorded on august 10th, 1970 at the sound ideas studio, new york city. This album was released on the label universal music. Marion brown, though no slouch as a musician, was one of the most important conceptual innovators in postbop jazz if were willing to categorize his music into that. The best jazz albums of the 1970s selected by piero scaruffi. Africa marion brown alto saxophone dave burrell piano gon mizuhashi bass warren smith drums alto saxophonist marion brown was an underappreciated hero of the jazz avantgarde. Herbie hancocks mwandishi and headhunters and marion browns afternoon of a georgia faun. Marion brown afternoon of a georgia faun 1970, vinyl. Along with afternoon of a georgia faun and geechee recollections, it was one of browns albums dedicated to the us state of georgia.
Afternoon of a georgia faun is a lovely, inspired album, a key work in marion brown s oeuvre and a recording that belongs in any collection of contemporary jazz. Afternoon of a georgia faun by marion brown on amazon. A fireside chat with marion brown article by aaj staff, published on april 11, 2003 at all about jazz. For the inaugural installment of his new column, in which he monkeys around on the margins of jazz and improvised music, nic jones takes a look at the often overlooked and undervalued multiinstrumentalist, marion brown. Marion brown september 8, 1931 october 18, 2010 was a jazz alto saxophonist and ethnomusicologist. Afternoon of a georgia faun lp, vinyl record album one of marion browns more ambitious albums and a key bridge from his freer work of the late. Brown toured europe with vibes player gunter hampel in the early 70s, made a series of extremely individual records with avant gardists such as hampel, leo smith, muhal richard abrams and steve mccall, and led his own groups into the new millennium. Reed player and percussionist marion brown s music is a singular thing. View all albums and help us complete marion brown discography. Afternoon of a georgia faun is a lovely, inspired album, a key work in marion browns oeuvre and a recording that belongs in any collection of contemporary jazz. Afternoon of georgia faun is not your ordinary jazz album, your ordinary freeavantgarde jazz album, and much different from anything else marion brown had done to that point.
Marion brown alto saxophone, zomari, percussion anthony braxton alto saxophone. Sweet earth flying is an album by american jazz saxophonist marion brown recorded in 1974 and released on the impulse. Cradled between anthony braxton sides at wuog was afternoon of a georgia faun for me to. The emphasis is on the maximal yielding to meditative dissociation as drone both. Watch the video for afternoon of a georgia faun from marion brown s afternoon of a georgia faun for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Oct 25, 2010 were not featuring anything from his most famous work, but recommend you seek out copies of esps marion brown quartet and why not. Largescale group out of san diego that conjures up the earthy, percussionbased improvisation of marion browns afternoon of. Along with afternoon of a georgia faun and sweet earth flying, it was one of brown s albums dedicated to the us state of georgia. His recordings under his own name have been infrequent. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Marion brown afternoon of a georgia faun lp vinyl music skip to main content. The great marion brown while dismissing brown s work as a sideman may be outright blasphemy, this blogger is largely interested in the preservation and expansion of musical ideas. Afternoon of a georgia faun, an album by marion brown. Top olin is an instrument that marion brown made by attaching tops of cooking pots to a board. The great marion brown while dismissing browns work as a sideman may be outright blasphemy, this blogger is largely interested in the preservation and expansion of musical ideas. Were not featuring anything from his most famous work, but recommend you seek out copies of esps marion brown quartet and why not. Compatible stereoquad this album was mixed by means of the qs matrix system for fully compatible stereo and quadraphonic reproduction and should provide a stimulating aural experience when heard on any highquality playback or broadcast system. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. As a tribute to his father, jazz artist marion brown, he used a song titled taken from marions album titled afternoon of a georgia faun, written in 1970 in honor. Each of them made his first ecm appearance long ago. Jun 17, 2018 and by the 70s, there were new joys to be savoured in the wild and free palettes of anthony braxton and marion brown.
Recorded february 1819, 1975 at generation sound studios, new york city. Check out afternoon of a georgia faun by marion brown on amazon music. Afternoon of a georgia faun ecm, 1970 is far more indicative of a major shift in emphasis. Cradled between anthony braxton sides at wuog was afternoon of a georgia faun for me to discover in 2004. Largescale group out of san diego that conjures up the earthy, percussionbased improvisation of marion brown s afternoon of a georgia faun, or maybe. Marion brown afternoon of a georgia faun marion brown alto saxophone, zomari, percussion anthony braxton alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, chinese musette, flute, percussion bennie maupin tenor saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet, acorn, bells, wooden flute, percussion chick corea piano, bells, gong, percussion andrew cyrille percussion jeanne lee voice.
Le temps fou vinyl 1969 jazz marion brown download. Like marion browns afternoon of a georgia faun, its sound is as deliberate as it is organic. Favorite obscure jazz album page 7 steve hoffman music. Afternoon of a georgia faun by marion brown album, free jazz. He performed on coltranes landmark 1965 album ascension. Marion brown alto saxophone, zomari, percussion anthony braxton alto saxophone, soprano.
Marion brown afternoon of a georgia faun ecm richard teitelbaum wanthony braxton behemoth dreams for maryanne amacher aristafreedom. Watch the video for djinjis corner from marion brown s afternoon of a georgia faun for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. He was a man of many talents, and his beautiful recording afternoon of a georgia faun had a profound influence on my work as a composer. Miles davis john coltrane don cherry ornette coleman anthony braxton. Recorded august 1970 at the sound ideas studio, new york. Discussion in music corner started by philborder, mar 8. His 1970 release of afternoon of a georgia faun, has also become a standout in his career. Along with afternoon of a georgia faun and sweet earth flying, it was one of browns albums dedicated to the us state of georgia. Afternoon of a georgia faun is an album by american jazz saxophonist marion brown recorded in 1970 and released on the ecm label. Drummer andrew cyrille appeared on marion browns afternoon of a georgia faun in 1970, trumpeter wadada leo smith on his own divine love in 1978, and guitarist bill frisell in 1979 on eberhard webers fluid rustle, with his leader debut in line following in 1982. Browns 1970 afternoon of a georgia faun took us into a deep south that might have been scored by the love child of debussy and ligeti. The album download includes an artworklyricscredits booklet pdf, a sheet music booklet pdf piano pieces stars are a harem, as well as the midi file of the song suite for piano for those wishing to remix, sample and loop. Afternoon of a georgia faun by marion brown album, free.
Provided to youtube by universal music group afternoon of a georgia faun marion brown anthony braxton chick corea andrew cyrille jeanne lee bennie maupin afternoon of a georgia. Marion brown september 8, 1931 october 18, 2010 was an american jazz alto saxophonist and ethnomusicologist. And by the 70s, there were new joys to be savoured in the wild and free palettes of anthony braxton and marion brown. Africa marion brown alto saxophone dave burrell piano gon mizuhashi bass warren smith drums alto saxophonist marion brown was. It gradually builds to something of a frenzy, but in an unforced manner that shows it to be merely another approach to the territory explored earlier. Andrew cyrilles title lebroba is a contraction of leland, brooklyn and baltimore, birthplaces of the protagonists of an album bringing together three of creative musics independent thinkers. His selections for alpha wave interview are compiled from tracks that were inspirational for agape lodges two forthcoming releases, each coming out later this year on digitalis and plustapes, respectively. In addition jazz improvisation, i also studied classical guitar with marion.
Marion brown passion flower vinyl mp3 album download. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. I first met marion in 1973 at bowdoin college in maine, and we became close friends. Along with afternoon of a georgia faun and geechee recollections, it was one of brown s albums dedicated to the us state of georgia. Jul 07, 2011 sweet earth flying is an album by american jazz saxophonist marion brown recorded in 1974 and released on the impulse. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Nov 02, 2018 drummer andrew cyrille appeared on marion browns afternoon of a georgia faun in 1970, trumpeter wadada leo smith on his own divine love in 1978, and guitarist bill frisell in 1979 on eberhard webers fluid rustle, with his leader debut in line following in 1982. Geechee recollections is an album by the american jazz saxophonist marion brown recorded in 1973 and released on the impulse. Dec 09, 2012, marion brown afternoon of a georgia faun. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen to your favorite songs from afternoon of a georgia faun by marion brown now. Marion brown, the american south, and afternoon of a georgia faun its high time for a reassessment of the work of artist x. Marion brown, anthony braxton and bennie maupin on wind instruments, chick corea on piano and percussion, andrew cyrille, billy malone and larry curtis on percussion, jeanne lee and gayle palmore on vocals the latter also on piano, and jack gregg on bass.
1447 36 246 1194 525 963 353 608 538 1336 188 1263 496 1021 525 828 635 1143 450 900 1083 164 35 170 863 1090 115 111 1104 1325 988 465 682 14 746 595 94 904 521 1034 1363 1361 1015 1367 289 238 251