First Ones
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-10-23
Reviewed 2005-10-23
Free-jazz trio, a longtime local outfit, adding a second saxophone to complement Oluyemi Thomas' ecstatic bleatings on sax and bass clarinet. Good energetic stuff with a fast, quivering sound and definite ties to the late-Coltrane tradition -- they play almost like it's a spiritual experience. Ijeoma Thomas adds poetic recital and/or wordless vocal on most tracks (exceptions being 4,7,8,10). See also Ike Levin's CDs with Joel Futterman.
1- Relatively quiet, with a casual energy
2- Skittery and fast. Quiet middle includes a spare drum solo.
3- Gentle thumb piano.
4- Woodwind duet, relatively calm
5- Fast, with two saxes jabbing at each other. Calms down for the last few minutes.
6- Pitter-patter drum solo
7- Solo sax, soulful
8- Quiet start with wooden flute; builds into scribbly free jazz
9- Very quiet, with very warbly sax
10- Mid/high level of energy
1- Relatively quiet, with a casual energy
2- Skittery and fast. Quiet middle includes a spare drum solo.
3- Gentle thumb piano.
4- Woodwind duet, relatively calm
5- Fast, with two saxes jabbing at each other. Calms down for the last few minutes.
6- Pitter-patter drum solo
7- Solo sax, soulful
8- Quiet start with wooden flute; builds into scribbly free jazz
9- Very quiet, with very warbly sax
10- Mid/high level of energy
Recent airplay
Mystic Dialogues
Music Casserole — Jul 09, 2022
Expression For Peace
Found Bandaids — Jan 01, 2006
Crisis To Victory
Memory Select — Dec 23, 2005
Expression For Peace
Memory Select — Dec 02, 2005
First Ones
Memory Select — Nov 25, 2005
First Ones
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 25, 2005
Charting
2005-10-23 — 2005-12-25
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 25 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Unexplainable Reality/Events At The Edge | ||
| 2. | Message Of The Stones | ||
| 3. | First Ones | ||
| 4. | Mystic Dialogues | ||
| 5. | Sumotuwe | ||
| 6. | In The Center Of Boom | ||
| 7. | Expression For Peace | ||
| 8. | Crisis To Victory | ||
| 9. | Sea Of Joy | ||
| 10. | Prayerful Devotion |