Steve Lehman Quintet - On Meaning 2007

Steve Lehman Quintet:
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Steve Lehman (alto saxophone); Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet); Chris Dingman (vibraphone); Drew Gress (bass guitar); Tyshawn Sorey (drums); Steve Lehman

This release by alto saxophonist Steve Lehman places him in the vanguard of great new composer/performers. Not only does his music explore an idiosyncratic array of complex harmonic and rhythmic ideas, but Lehman and his remarkable band are capable of expanding, contracting, accelerating and decelerating the proceedings in real time, as the music unfolds.
On Meaning extends the concepts presented on Artificial Light (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2004), Lehmanâ?™s last quintet project, with vibist Chris Dingman and bassist Drew Gress in return appearances. Two key substitutions have occurred, with Tyshawn Sorey filing the drum chair in place of Eric McPherson and trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson replacing tenorist Mark Shim... / read more /

01-Analog Moment [04:09]
02-Open Music [03:31]
03-Haiku d’Etat Transcription [06:22]
04-Curse Fraction [07:50]
05-Check This Out [06:43]
06-On Meaning [07:03]
07-Great Plains of Algiers [02:44]
08-Process [06:41]