TracksTruth Is Marching in - Muntu, Existence - Dave Burrell, Bangart 100 - Billy Bang Trio, Crepuscule IV in Powderhorn Park - Douglas Ewart Quintet, Speech of Form - Matthew Shipp String Trio, DVD: Black Brown Beige and Blanca CD: 45 Hours - Karen Borca Quartet, Synchronicity - Ellen Christi Quartet, Spirits Came in - Fred Anderson Quartet, Improvisation - Peter Kowald
NotesFrom the 2002 Vision Festival, NYC's marathon annual jazz gathering, comes this double disc CD/DVD of nine highlight performances by a range of advanced jazz thinkers and improvisers including Blue Series regulars Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Mat Maneri, Roy Campbell, and Hamid Drake, all of whom offer moments of transcendence and grace, fire and succor, heady introspection, and soulful groove. Also included are great performances by pianist Dave Burrell, bassoonist Karen Borca, vocalist Ellen Christi, reed man Douglas Ewart, trumpeter Leo Smith, and the late German bass explorer Peter Kowald. DVD features 5.1 Surround Sound and supplemental images from the festival.