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James Newton - Flute Music
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-
ame’s
Newton’s
1977
self-released
solo-debut,
‘Flute
Music’
is
an
unheralded
gem
of
the
70’s
jazz
underground.
An
album
that
showcases
a
diverse
range
of
styles
and
fervent
cross-pollination,
while
retaining
a
clear
sense
of
direction
and
cohesion.
An
artist
funnelling
their
wild
expression
into
multiple
facets
of
“The
New
Music”,
crafting
an
auspicious
and
artistic
debut.
Newton
would
later
go
on
to
record
with
revered
jazz
labels
like
India
Navigation
and
ECM,
and
collaborate
with
fellow
creative
luminaries
like
Sam
Rivers,
Anthony
Davis,
Andrew
Cyrille,
David
Murray,
and
John
Carter.
But
‘Flute
Music’
captures
Newton’s
fiery
creativity
and
experimental
nature
in
its
earliest
blossom.
The
album’s
opener,
Arkansas
Suite,
finds
Newton’s
flute
unaccompanied,
but
densely
layered.
Folding
and
cascading
upon
itself,
he
creates
a
ricocheting
web
of
dense
woodwind
harmonics.
The
effect
is
deeply
immersive
and
meditative.
From
first
blush,
it
seems
this
could
be
an
album
of
blissful
new
age.
But
after
this
track,
Newton’s
influences
explode
outwards.
On
the
same
LP
side,
Darlene’s
Bossa
welcomes
a
full
band
into
the
fold.
The
track
expounds
upon
a
latin-jazz
groove
as
if
the
group
were
seasoned
experts
of
the
form.
The
next
track
once
again
finds
Newton’s
flute
on
its
own
as
he
upends
Duke
Ellington’s
jazz
standard,
Sophisticated
Lady.
And
finally,
on
the
sidelong
b-side
track,
Poor
Theron,
the
band
is
suffused
with
free-jazz
electricity
-
quietly
roiling
in
the
midst
of
musique
concrete
clatter,
and
exploding
into
a
din
of
spiritual
fervor.
Flute
Music
pushes
in
many
directions
at
once,
and
yet
it
revolves
firmly
around
a
singular
smoldering
core.
That
core
is
Newton’s
unmistakable
talent
and
musicianship.
His
flute
anchors
the
whole
affair,
whether
it’s
in
cascading
sheets
of
unaccompanied
wind,
or
flitting
between
the
breathmarks
of
his
backing
band.
With
‘Flute
Music’,
James
Newton
casts
himself
as
a
potent
force
on
the
creative-jazz
scene,
and
the
rest
of
his
career
has
certainly
given
credence
to
that
promise.Reissued
for
the
first
time
since
its
scarce
private-press
issue
in
1977,
Morning
Trip
are
exceedingly
proud
to
present
the
debut
solo
work
by
a
renowned
and
prestigious
jazz
luminary.
Tracklisting:
1.
Arkansas
Suite
(Benny):
2:16,
2.
Arkansas
Suite
(Soloman’s
Son):
5:12,
3.
Skye:
7:44,
4.
Darlene’s
Bossa:
3:10,
5.
Sophisticated
Lady:
3:23,
6.
Poor
Theon:
18:23.
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