Pianist Myra Melford is one of the elite women in jazz today. Her new CD The Image of Your Body features Cuong Vu, the trumpeter in Pat Metheny's group, with guitarist Brandon Ross, bassist Stomu Takeishi, and drummer Elliot Humberto Kavee. A veteran of the New York Downtown scene, this CD is Myra Melford's debut release on Cryptogramophone. This ensemble collectively known as Be Bread, will be performing on both coasts in Fall 2006.
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Track Listing (click linked titles for mp3)
| 1. | equal grace | [8:29] | | 2. | luck shifts | [9:18] | | 3. | fear slips behind | [5:09] | | 4. | to the roof | [11:37] | | 5. | yellow are crowds of flowers, ii | [5:55] | | 6. | the image of your body | [7:11] | | 7. | be bread | [4:46] | | 8. | if you’ve not been fed | [3:27] | | 9. | your face arrives in the redbud trees | [9:27] | | 10. | made it out | [0:46] |
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Musicians
myra melford - piano, harmonium
stomu takeishi - electric & acoustic bass guitar, electronics
elliot humberto kavee - drums
brandon ross - electric guitar, banjo & voice (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
cuong vu - trumpet, electronics (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9) |