Here…Now
01. Chorale (1:02 min)
02. Speed (4:51 min)
03. Strength (6:34 min)
04. Style (1:00 min)
05. Glamour (2:23 min)
06. Pain (4:16 min)
07. Heaven (3:54 min)
Cover artwork (jpeg, 224k)
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Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Wessel Anderson (alto sax), Victor Goines (tenor, soprano sax), Ronald Westray, Vincent Gardner (trombone), Richard Johnson (piano), Gerald Cannon, Kengo Nakamura (bass), Ali Jackson (drums)
DESCRIPTION
Here…Now., is a ballet choreographed by Judith Jamison for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The piece is dedicated to and inspired by the triple Gold medalist at the 1988 Olympics, runner Florence Griffith Joyner, “Flojo”, who died of an epileptic seizure at the age of 38. Wynton Marsalis’ specially commissioned music is edgy and frenetic reflecting the pace of athletes in training and competition, themes also reflected in Judith Jamison’s choreography. Costumer Emilio Sosa captured Flojo’s glamour with her six inch nails and colorful running clothes, and Al Crawford’s brilliantly abstract lighting and set evoked the actions in and around the track.
RECORDING INFO
Album title: Here..Now
Recorded at: Sear Sound, NYC - 2001
Engineer: Patrick Smith
Producer: Delfeayo Marsalis
PHOTO CREDIT
Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater’s Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell and Matthew Rushing in Judith Jamison’s Here…Now
Photo by Paul Kolnik
