Branker,Anthony & Word Play Dialogic CD

For his 3rd Origin recording, composer and Princeton professor Anthony Branker features his quartet, Word Play, in a set of original compositions that seek to emphasize the interactions and conversational dynamic that take place within a collective. With a stellar band of New York-based improvisers - saxophonist Ralph Bowen, pianist Jim Ridl, bassist Kenny Davis and drummer Adam Cruz - Branker creates another inspired recording of new and original modern jazz. "Branker inspires buoyant, animated performances from his group." - Downbeat.

1. Ancestral Tales 2. Land of Milk and Honey 3. Iggery-Poncheek 4. Skirting the Issue 5. Y Not? 6. The Selfless Soul 7. Dance of the Aesthetics 8. More Than Words 9. The Fire Spitters