#3615: Drummers / Bandleaders

New Sounds | Oct 8, 2015

For this New Sounds, hear all sorts of drummer-led bands and ensembles, including music from composer/percussionist Susie Ibarra, alternative/avant-jazzer Jim Black, Afrobeat progenitor/drummer Tony Allen who played with Fela Kuti, and many others. There’s music from the brand-new record, “Drum Codes” by Electric Kulintang, which features co-leader Susie Ibarra on those traditional metallic gong-like percussion instruments of the Philippines and her percussionist/programmer husband, Cuban-American Roberto Rodriguez.

Then, listen to drummer and composer Bobby Previte leading a big band, which includes brass, from his record, “Pushing the Envelope.” Also, hear drummer and innovator Jim Black with his quartet, Alas No Axis from their record, “Houseplant.” Plus, recent music from Tony Allen’s own Afrobeat record, “Secret Agent,” where he led a band of musicians from Nigeria, Cameroon, Martinique, and France. And more.

PROGRAM #3615 Drummer/Bandleaders (First aired on 7/9/2014)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Fela Kuti (Tony Allen)	Shuffering and Shmiling/No Agreement	Dog Eat Dog, excerpt [1:00]	Wrasse - #72 wrasserecords.com
Alas No Axis (Jim Black)	Houseplant	Inkionos [4:48]	Winter / Winter & Winter - #9101542 winterandwinter.com
Bobby Previte	Pushing the Envelope	Open World [5:37]	Gramavision Records - #79509 out of print, but try Amazon.com or auction sites.
Electric Kulintang (Susie Ibarra)	Drum Codes	Drum Codes No. 2 [6:56]	Song of the Bird King Available at CDBaby.com, Emusic or iTunes
Tony Allen	Secret Agent	Alutere [3:43]	Nonesuch/ World Circuit 521074 nonesuch.com
Paul Motian Band	Garden Of Eden	Bill [3:03]	ECM – 1917 ecmrecords.com
Pierre Favre	Window Steps	Snow [9:24]	ECM #1584 ecmrecords.com
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble	Eternal Interlude	Eternal Interlude, excerpt [14:42]	Sunnyside 1220 johnhollenbeck.com

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