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OPEN AIR: The Complete Saxophone Quartet Compositions of Julius Hemphill
Sep 25, 20261 hr 53 minOut Of Your Head Records
- Jazz
- Experimental
- Free jazz
- Avant-garde jazz
Interweaves saxophone harmonies, blues drive, funk motion, and exploratory improvisation. Balances intricate written structures with playful freedom, producing richly choral, passionate avant-garde jazz.
Disc 1
1
Open Air (For Tommy)
2:50
2
Revue
4:17
3
R & B
1:32
4
My First Winter (Pt. 1)
2:36
5
Orator
1:32
6
Touchic'
3:02
7
Hearts
2:28
8
Another Feeling
1:56
9
Funny Paper
0:57
10
New Prayers
2:29
11
Untitled
2:21
12
Stick
2:32
13
What I Know Now
4:17
14
Pillars Latino
3:33
15
Bayou Sketches
3:42
16
Dar El Sudan
1:31
17
Cool Red
3:15
18
Affairs Of The Heart
2:58
19
Steppin'
2:04
20
Plain Song
2:15
21
Sweet D (For David Murray)
3:39
Disc 2
1
Children's Song
4:10
2
Romance In Time
1:44
3
Slide
3:45
4
Functions
2:50
5
Ink
2:21
6
One/Waltz/Time
3:35
7
Bumpkin
4:23
8
Border Town (San Antonio, TX)
3:04
9
Big Foot
2:38
10
Flair
1:22
11
Georgia Blue (For Joanne Robinson-Hill)
3:51
12
Little Samba
2:24
13
Dream/Scheme
3:21
14
Ji Ji Tune
3:21
15
Choo Choo
2:37
16
Fixed Signs
2:50
17
Impulse
1:21
18
Connections
2:37
19
Loopology
1:29
20
My First Winter (Pt. 2)
1:48
21
Void
1:09
Critic reviews
- The Free Jazz Collective: 5/5(opens in new tab)by Paul AcquaroSep 10, 2026
The harmonies and ensemble playing of this choir of sax angels can be heart stopping