The Pledge of Black Asian Allegiance
With his panoramic global view and his epic sense of historical time with the present, this recording features the continuation and advancement of composer-pianist Jon Jang as a musical polyglot and collaborative field-builder in the context of black Asian music relationships. The opening composition, Yuri Kochiyama, Malcolm X is a hybrid informed by Soran Bushi, a Japanese fisherman s song and the Wailers Get Up, Stand Up! Yank Sing Work Song, Jasmine Among the Magnolias and Flower Drum Song is a hybrid of Chinese folk songs recontextualized in black music forms from funk, gospel, jazz to the harmonic language of Wayne Shorter. At the heart of the recording is Can t Stop Cryin for America: Black Lives Matter! In which Jang directly addresses his relationship and, by extension, the Asian American relationship to the urgent black freedom struggle.
Music performed by the Jon Jangtet:
Jon Jang Composer, Pianist and Director
Hitomi Oba Tenor Saxophone, Vocals
Nick DePinna Trombone, Vocals
Gary Brown Double Bass
Deszon X. Claiborne Multiple Percussion
Guest Artists:
Dr. Amanda Kemp Spoken Word
Min Xiao Fen Vocals and Pipa (Chinese Lute)
Francis Wong Tenor Saxophone
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Year Released | 2019 |
Tracklist | 1. Yuri Kochiyama, Malcolm X – 6:00 |
Credits | Executive Producer Tatsu Aoki, Francis Wong, Steve Hom, Steve Phillips, Jerrold Hiura Audio Recording of excerpts of Yuki Kochiyama's speech at Lany College in 2003 by Monica Wayie Ly Photography: (c) (P) 2019 Asian Improv Records Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction of this recording is prohibited by federal law and subject to criminal prosecution. |