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The Grand Unification Theory (CD)

By: Stefon Harris (Artist)
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DISC 1 for The Grand Unification Theory (CD) Album By Stefon Harris (Artist)
1   Prologue
2   Birth Of Time, The
3   Velvet Couch, The
4   Morph
5   Corridor Of Elusive Dreams
6   Escape To Quiet Desperation
7   Song Of The Whispering Banshee
8   March Of The Angels
9   Mystic Messenger, The
10   Rebirth
11   Grand Unification Theory, The
12   Intro To Epilogue
13   Epilogue
 
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Mojo (Publisher) (4/03, p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Superbly recorded and played..."

Title Note

Personnel: Stefon Harris (vocals, vibraphone, marimba, percussion); Tim Warfield (tenor saxophone); Derrick Gardner (trumpet, flugelhorn); Anne Drummond (flute, alto flute); Steve Turre (trombone, shells); Douglas Purivance (trombone); Mark Vinci (clarinet); Xavier Davis (piano); Tarus Mateen (bass); Kahlil Kwame Bell (drums, percussion); Terreon Gully (drums); Myles Weinstein (timpani).

Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, New York on March 28 & 29, 2001. Includes liner notes by Stefon Harris.

THE GRAND UNIFICATION THEORY was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.

Despite the title, there isn't a lot that's unified on vibraphonist Stefon Harris' THE GRAND UNIFICATION THEORY. As song titles like "Corridor of Elusive Dreams," "Escape to Quiet Desperation," and "The Mystic Messenger" might indicate, the album is a grab bag of experimental sounds and stylistic shifts woven together with moments of melodic post bop and other excerpts from the traditional jazz handbook.

Though the album may not appeal to purists, THE GRAND UNIFICATION THEORY will intrigue those with open ears. The expressionistic "Song of the Whispering Banshee," with its African-inflected vocal centerpiece, conveys a kind of elemental beauty. "The March of the Angel" is an intriguing piece full of martial beats and scalar climbing. Where the funkified "The Velvet Couch" brings things back to earth momentarily, the 10-minute title track is a labyrinth of exploratory tempos, gestural phrasing, uptempo jams, and an orchestral finale. Intrigued? The scope and ambition alone of Harris' THEORY are enough to merit the album a listen.

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