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With two notable but out-of-print exceptions, most of his work has been released on his own Constant Sorrow label. ESP-Disk' has long admired his work and is happy to partner with him on this career-spanning release, which consists of four CDs (3-6) of previously unreleased material and four thematically arranged CDs (1-2, 7-8) collecting a wide variety of material that was mostly previously -- but not widely -- available.
"This boxed set is Lowe's magnum opus and then some... It's far ranging, as might be expected, outside and decidedly in. ... 'March of the Vipers' captures Lowe and Hemphill funky and in sync at the Knitting Factory in 1991..." - Jim Motavalli, New York City Jazz Record
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released May 24, 2019
CD 1: Live at the Knitting Factory /Verna’s Garage/The Living Room Tapes (1)
1. March of the Vipers 11:48 (NT)
Allen Lowe, Doc Cheatham, Julius Hemphill, John Rapson, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski, Paul Austerlitz, Robert Rumbolz
2. Strollin’ with Helen 7:09
Allen Lowe, Percy France, Randy Sandke, Joel Perry, Skinny Burgan, Sir John Godfrey
3. Dicky Dreamed 3:47
Allen Lowe, Percy France, Randy Sandke, Joel Perry, Skinny Burgan, Sir John Godfrey
4. Prelude 4:34 (NT)
Doc Cheatham, Allen Lowe, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski
5. The Second Assassin 6:12 (NT)
Allen Lowe, Doc Cheatham, Julius Hemphill, John Rapson, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski, Paul Austerlitz, Robert Rumbolz
6. No Sharps No Flats Blues 6:23 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Marc Ribot, Jessie Hautala, Jake Millett
7. Entrance No Exit 3:51 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Matthew Shipp, Roswell Rudd
8. Rhythm Thing 4:36
Allen Lowe, Percy France, Randy Sandke, Dickey Myers, Joel Perry, Skinny Burgan, Sir John Godfrey
9. Mental Strain at Dawn 8:36 (DWTN)
Allen Lowe, Roswell Rudd, Paul Austerlitz, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski, Robert Rumbolz
10. Tea Party 6:11 (DWTN)
Allen Lowe, Roswell Rudd, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski
11. Medillin 9:04 (ATMOI)
Allen Lowe, Don Byron, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski
12. Blue Like Me 5:08 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Marc Ribot, Jessie Hautala, Jake Millett
CD 2 Live at the Knitting Factory/Verna’s Garage/The Living Room Tapes (2)
1. Chinatown My Chinatown 4:40 (MSD)
Allen Lowe, Doc Cheatham, David Murray, Loren Schoenberg, John Rapson, Paul Austerlitz, Robert Rumbolz, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski
2. I Alone (The Everlasting Beauty of Monotony) 3:45
Matthew Shipp
3. Riff Raff 5:10
Dickey Myers, Joe Albany, Jeff Fuller, Frank Bennett
4. For Poor B.B. 7:59
Allen Lowe, Percy France, Randy Sandke, Joel Perry, Skinny Burgan, Sir John Godfrey
5. The Trapeze Artist’s Anxiety at the First Notes the Jazz Band Plays 3:18 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Jessie Hautala, Jake Millett
6. Manhattan Moan 5:09 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Matthew Shipp, Roswell Rudd
7. Woyzeck’s Death 5:29
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Roswell Rudd, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski, Ben Goldberg
8. Pete Brown 2:59 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Jessie Hautala, Jake Millet
9. Other Bodies, Other Souls 6:25 (DWTN)
Allen Lowe, Roswell Rudd, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski
10. The Bear Dances 4:04
Allen Lowe, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski, Jay Gitlin
11. Bebop Thing 6:28
Allen Lowe, Percy France, Randy Sandke, Joel Perry, Skinny Burgan, Sir John Godfrey
12. Blue Interlude 2 6:21 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Matthew Shipp, Roswell Rudd
13. I Hate Blues 1:47 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Jessie Hautala, Jake Millet
14. The Lost 2:35 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Matthew Shipp, Roswell Rudd
15. Stars Fell 3:43
Allen Lowe, Bob Neloms, Sean Smith, Nick Forte
16. Ros Speaks 4:00 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Matthew Shipp, Roswell Rudd
CD 3: Poor Pilgrims of Sorrow Suite/I Am a Woman Again (Gladys Bentley Suite)
Poor Pilgrims of Sorrow Suite
1. Dark Skies 6:02
2. Hymn for Ives 5:28
3. Julius 4:07
4. Mezz Walk 9:00
5. Poor Pilgrims 8:30
6. Son House 3:51
Allen Lowe, James Brandon Lewis, Ray Suhy, Darius Jones, Chris Klaxton, Hilliard Greene, Rob Landis
I Am a Woman Again (Gladys Bentley Suite)
7. Opening Theme 0.38
8. Upper East Side Blues 5:38
9. Less Than Blue 0.36
10. Charlotte’s Dance #1 0.26
11. Crosstown Moan 1:04
12. Less than One 0.49
13. Theme: I Am a Woman Again 5:01
14. Charlotte’s Dance #2 5:48
15. Charlotte’s Dance (Goodbye Charlotte) 0.28
16. Blue Interlude 0.34
17. Cross-Dress-Cross/Theme 0.36
18. Gone West/ I Am a Woman Again/Theme/ Ballad 0.44
19. I’m So Blue (Will You Marry Me?) 5:41
20. Ebony and Blue 0.40
21. Still Less Than One 4:32
22. Lord Why Have I Sinned? 0.18
23. Lord Why Have They Sinned? 8:51
Allen Lowe, Lisa Parrott, Nicole Glover, Ray Suhy, Nicole Davis, Kevin Ray, Kelly Green, Carolyn Castellano
CD 4: Black Brown and Beige, Yellow, Trans and Queer: My Country ‘Tis of This
1. Tea with Jaki
Allen Lowe, Lisa Parrott, Nicole Glover, Lewis Porter, Brian Simontacchi, Hilliard Greene, Rob Landis
2. Mingus' Ghost (Overwrought on the Coast)
Allen Lowe, Lisa Parrott, Nicole Glover, Lewis Porter, Brian Simontacchi, Hilliard Greene, Rob Landis
3. Fables of Fascism
Allen Lowe, Lisa Parrott, Nicole Glover, Lewis Porter, Brian Simontacchi, Hilliard Greene, Rob Landis
4. Poem for D.A. Levy
Allen Lowe, Lisa Parrott, Nicole Glover, Lewis Porter, Brian Simontacchi, Hilliard Greene, Rob Landis
5. Border Crossing
Allen Lowe, Lisa Parrott, Nicole Glover, Lewis Porter, Brian Simontacchi, Hilliard Greene, Rob Landis
6. The Death of Florence Mills
Allen Lowe, Nicole Glover, Brian Simontacchi, Lewis Porter, Hilliard Greene, Chris Klaxton, Rob Landis
7. Wheeze
Allen Lowe, Lisa Parrott, Nicole Glover, Lewis Porter, Brian Simontacchi, Hilliard Greene, Rob Landis
8. Pigfoot Mary
Allen Lowe, Lisa Parrott, Nicole Glover, Lewis Porter, Brian Simontacchi, Hilliard Greene, Rob Landis
9. Midnight at the Faggot's Ball
Allen Lowe, Lisa Parrott, Nicole Glover, Lewis Porter, Brian Simontacchi, Hilliard Greene, Rob Landis
10. Bud's Ghost
Allen Lowe, Nicole Glover, Brian Simontacchi, Lewis Porter, Hilliard Greene, Chris Klaxton, Rob Landis
CD 5: Brother Matthew's Revenge
1. Bb Stomp
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Steve Swell, Bobby Zankel, Don Slatoff, Jeremy Carlstedt, Ray Suhy, Lewis Porter, Kevin Ray
2. Goodbye Julius
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Steve Swell, Bobby Zankel, Don Slatoff, Jeremy Carlstedt, Ray Suhy, Lewis Porter, Kevin Ray
3. Dinah’s Day Off
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Lewis Porter
4. Monastery Bounce
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Steve Swell, Bobby Zankel, Don Slatoff, Jeremy Carlstedt, Ray Suhy, Lewis Porter, Kevin Ray
5. Boyce In the Chapel
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Steve Swell, Bobby Zankel, Don Slatoff, Jeremy Carlstedt, Ray Suhy, Lewis Porter, Kevin Ray
6, Julius’ Step
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Steve Swell, Bobby Zankel, Don Slatoff, Jeremy Carlstedt, Ray Suhy, Lewis Porter, Kevin Ray
7. In Other Dreams
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Lewis Porter
8. Surrender
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Steve Swell, Bobby Zankel, Don Slatoff, Jeremy Carlstedt, Ray Suhy, Lewis Porter, Kevin Ray
9. Condon’s Dream
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Steve Swell, Bobby Zankel, Don Slatoff, Jeremy Carlstedt, Ray Suhy, Lewis Porter, Kevin Ray
10. Monastery Bounce (2)
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Steve Swell, Bobby Zankel, Don Slatoff, Jeremy Carlstedt, Ray Suhy, Lewis Porter, Kevin Ray
11. Bb Stomp (2)
Allen Lowe, Randy Sandke, Steve Swell, Bobby Zankel, Don Slatoff, Jeremy Carlstedt, Ray Suhy, Lewis Porter, Kevin Ray
CD 6: Hey Lady/Time/Times
1. Other Bodies, Other Souls 4:40
Allen Lowe, Ken Peplowski, Aaron Johnson, Lou Grassi, Kelly Green, Matthew Shipp, Kevin Ray
2. Just Who 6:05
Allen Lowe, Ken Peplowski, Aaron Johnson, Lou Grassi, Kelly Green, Matthew Shipp, Kevin Ray
3. Delighted 6:58
Allen Lowe, Ken Peplowski, Aaron Johnson, Lou Grassi, Kelly Green, Matthew Shipp, Kevin Ray
4. Ellison’s Idea (Not Mine) 10:23
Allen Lowe, Ken Peplowski, Aaron Johnson, Lou Grassi, Kelly Green, Matthew Shipp, Kevin Ray
5. Hey Lady 6:58
Allen Lowe, Ken Peplowski, Aaron Johnson, Lou Grassi, Kelly Green, Matthew Shipp, Kevin Ray
6. Dodd’s Blues 6:57
Allen Lowe, Ken Peplowski, Aaron Johnson, Lou Grassi, Kelly Green, Matthew Shipp, Kevin Ray
7. Time – 1
Allen Lowe, Ken Peplowski, Matthew Shipp
8. Times – 1 5:39
Allen Lowe, Ken Peplowski, Aaron Johnson, Lou Grassi, Kelly Green, Matthew Shipp, Kevin Ray
9. Time – 2
Allen Lowe, Ken Peplowski, Matthew Shipp
10. Times – 2 5:35
Allen Lowe, Ken Peplowski, Aaron Johnson, Lou Grassi, Kelly Green, Matthew Shipp, Kevin Ray
CD 7: The Other America (1)
1. Louis’ Pennies 5:49 (DWTN)
Allen Lowe, Roswell Rudd, Paul Austerlitz, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski, Robert Rumbolz
2. Blues Moon Parts 1 and 2 (to Elvis) 4:14 (DWTN)
Allen Lowe, Stacey Phillips
3. Devil Got My Woman 4:05 (DWTN)
Allen Lowe, Roswell Rudd, Jeff Fuller, Ray Kaczynski
4. Delta Mountain Breakup 7:22 (MWG)
Allen Lowe, Gary Bartz, Jake Millet, Jeff Fuller, Lewis Porter, Christopher Meeder, Brian Simontacchi
5. The Hunger: Portrait of Jimi Hendrix 7:30 (HWAOV)
Allen Lowe, Nels Cline, Ray Suhy, Matthew Shipp, Carolyn Castellano, Kevin Ray, Larry Feldman
6. Hymn for the White Folks 5:57 (HWAOV)
Allen Lowe, Nels Cline, Ray Suhy, Matthew Shipp, Carolyn Castellano, Kevin Ray, Larry Feldman
7. Oi Death - 1 3:07
Marc Ribot
8. Oi Death – 2 2:42 (JIH)
Marc Ribot
9. Blood on the Mountain 4:54 (JIH)
Allen Lowe, Erin McKeown
10. The Winged Cross 1:53 (JIH)
Allen Lowe
11. Shoot Me Up with Your Love (Theme for Johnny Thunders) 3:45 (JIH)
Allen Lowe, Rafael Keilt-Freyre, Gary Gemiti
12. I'm an Old Regular Baptist 6:10 (MRFR)
Allen Lowe, Kalaparusha, Ras Moshe Burnett, Rob Wallace, Ray Suhy, Christopher Meeder, Kevin Ray, Lewis Porter
13. Soundtrack Theme from the Film Jews in Hell 5:32 (JIH)
Allen Lowe
14. Mountain Mode Mood 3:42 (ADIB)
Allen Lowe, Ava Mendoza, Larry Feldman, Kevin Ray, Miki Matsuki, Lisa Parrott
15. Bull Connor in Hell 3:22 (BET)
Allen Lowe, Ray Suhy
CD 8: The Other America – 2
1. Black and Blue 10:25 (MSAD)
Allen Lowe, David Murray, Loren Schoenberg, Paul Austerlitz, Robert Rumbolz, Jeff Fuller, John Rapson, Ray Kaczynski
2. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground 3:31 (DWTN)
Allen Lowe
3. Jewtown Shuffle (Who's that Lovin' You Baby?) 3:43 (JIH)
Allen Lowe, Kit Demos, Frank Sanfilippo
4. We Will Walk Across the Water (He Will Walk Across the Water) – 1 3:57
Marc Ribot
5. We Will Walk Across the Water (He Will Walk Across the Water) – 2 3:47
Marc Ribot
6. Patton at Large 3:48 (HWAOV)
Allen Lowe, Nels Cline, Ray Suhy, Matthew Shipp, Carolyn Castellano, Kevin Ray, Larry Feldman
7. Yancey's Blues (2) 3:24 (WWGWWG)
Allen Lowe, Hamiet Bluiett, Jake Millett, Ava Mendoza, Ras Moshe Barnett, Kevin Ray, Matt Lavelle, Lou Grassi
8. Oi Death (Part 1) 2:56 (JIH)
Allen Lowe
9. Where's Lou Reed 3:59 (JIH)
Allen Lowe, Rafael Keilt-Freyre, Gary Gemitti
10. Oh Molly Dear 7:22 (JIH)
Allen Lowe, Kit Demos, Frank Sanfilippo
11. She Loved Him (Variations on an Idea of Mary Lou Williams) 5:46 (ADIB)
Allen Lowe, Ursula Oppens, Ken Peplowski, Kevin Ray
12. At a Baptist Meeting 8:35
Allen Lowe, Darius Jones, Roswell Rudd, Randy Sandke, Ray Anderson, Matt Mottel, Lewis Porter, Jessie Hautala, Jake Millet
13. Oi Death 3 -
Marc Ribot
14. Blue Ballad 2:16 (MWG)
Allen Lowe, Jake Millett, Christopher Meeder, DJ Logic
15. Hymn 3:50 (MWG)
Allen Lowe, Gary Bartz, Jake Millett, Jeff Fuller, Lewis Porter, Christopher Meeder, Brian Simontacchi
Saxophonist/guitarist/composer/music historian Allen Lowe spans the history of jazz in his music in a way that few have,
intertwining the blues, early jazz, bebop, and the avant-garde. A prolific composer who was incorporating American roots music into his jazz decades before it was hip, he has led project bands featuring a broad array of jazz greats....more
supported by 4 fans who also own “An Avant Garde of Our Own: Disconnected Works 1980-2018”
Simply amazing to hear a new album with Wadada and Ewart!! ...And Reed rounds out this trio beautifully.
Just gave it my first spin. Absolutely magical. jeffrey maurer
