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SAXOPHONE DIPLOMACY
Hat Hut Records

SAXOPHONE DIPLOMACY

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Composer
LACY OCHS RASKIN
Artist
Rova
Format
CD
Label
Hat Hut Records
Released
Sep 27, 2019
Catalog #
hatOLOGY721
UPC
752156072126

About

This release features live recordings from the historic 1983 tour of Russia, Latvia, and Romania signaled Rova's talent for musical diplomacy, a boon to whomever they have partnered with. Rova Saxophone Quartet is a San Francisco-based saxophone quartet formed in October 1977. The name "Rova" is an acronym formed from the last initials of the founding members: Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Andrew Voigt, and Bruce Ackley. When Voigt left in 1988, he was replaced by Steve Adams, but the group did not change the acronym. The quartet's music was inspired by a broad spectrum of influences, such as John Cage, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Charles Ives, Edgard Varése, and Olivier Messiaen. It's debut album, Cinema Rovaté, was released by Metalanguage Records in 1978. Metalanguage was founded in 1978 by Henry Kaiser and Ochs. It showcased Rova as well as many independent artists and produced the Rova Arts Festival in 1980. Rova's tour of the Soviet Union in 1983 was filmed and shown on PBS. In 1985, it became a non-profit organization.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 Flamingo Horizons 17:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Flamingo Horizons
    Duration
    17:25
    Composer
    Jon Raskin
    Ensemble
    Rova Saxophone Quartet
  2. 2 Sidelines 05:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sidelines
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Steve Lacy
    Ensemble
    Rova Saxophone Quartet
  3. 3 Paint Another Take of the Shootpop 19:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    Paint Another Take of the Shootpop
    Duration
    19:57
    Composer
    Larry Ochs
    Ensemble
    Rova Saxophone Quartet
  4. 4 Escape from Zero Village 05:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Escape from Zero Village
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Larry Ochs
    Ensemble
    Rova Saxophone Quartet
  5. 5 The Throes 05:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    The Throes
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Steve Lacy
    Ensemble
    Rova Saxophone Quartet
  6. 6 Strangeness 09:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    Strangeness
    Duration
    09:49
    Composer
    Jon Raskin
    Ensemble
    Rova Saxophone Quartet