Allen Lowe / Constant Sorrow Orchestra -In The Dark -ESP DISK / INDIGO CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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1.1 Kickin' the Bucket

1.2 Ralphie's Theme

1.3 Hiding From a Riff

1.4 In the Dark- Night Terrors

1.5 Blues for Old Jews

1.6 Castles in the Sand

1.7 In the Dark- Tears

1.8 Out to Brunch

1.9 Boyce's Choice

1.10 In the Dark: Elvis Don't You Weep

1.11 In the Dark: For Helen

2.1 Junkie Rumble

2.2 Innuendo in Blue

2.3 Goodbye Barry Harris

2.4 In the Dark: Desperate Circles

2.5 What Are We Doing?

2.6 Blues for Old Jews

2.7 In the Dark: Elsa My Dear

2.8 Velasco's Revenge

2.9 Potato Eaters

2.10 Jelly Roll's Broadway Blues

2.11 Hassan's Nap

3.1 In the Jungles

3.2 Poem for Eric Dolphy

3.3 Do You Know What It Means to Leave New Orleans?

3.4 Nita's Mom

3.5 In the Dark: For Francis

3.6 Crippled Clarence

3.7 Duke Dreams

3.8 In the Dark: Dance of the Apparitions

3.9 Declension

3.10 Memories of Jaki

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Allen Lowe writes: In the Dark is a commemoration (sic) of the worst time of my life â?? a period during which, having been operated on to remove a cancerous tumor in my sinus, I slept for only brief periods of time. Sometimes I made it as long as two hours continuously, but most often I dozed off for 20 minutes, 30 minutes, maybe an hour â?? encamped as I was on my couch, trying not to wake my wife as I wandered in the dark contemplating the long night ahead. At some point during this ordeal I started composing again. To my surprise â?? because I felt blank and near-death â?? the music poured out of me, and the result is this recording (and its ESP companion, America: The Rough Cut). I donâ??t why it all happened like this, but I am reasonably sure that I will never be this prolific again, that I will never again produce this much good music this quickly. The music is sometimes structured, sometimes free-improvised, sometimes blues and American song form; Ken Peplowski is let loose to play free jazz on some tracks; Aaron Johnson shows himself to be one of the best and most creative saxophonists playing today; Lewis Porter is a phenomenal pianist, adept at all forms and musical structures. Anthony Braxton has said â??Allen Lowe is the tradition,â? and I am honored to accept his recognition. -

Recorded April & June 2022 by Dave Kowalski, Teaneck Sound All track timings are taken from the times on the actual CD and not taken from those on the cover.

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05248082

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