Joe Lovano - Folk Art

Folk Art is saxophonist Joe Lovano's 22nd album as a leader for the esteemed Blue Note label, and surprisingly, his first of all original compositions. Folk Art is unusual not only in it's choice of material, but in personnel as well. Pianist James Weidman is the only veteran, rising bass star Esperanza Spalding and percussionists Otis Brown III and Francisco Mela are new faces on the scene. Inspired by the vigor of his young line-up, Lovano's open-ended approach recalls the expansive freedom of his more experimental Blue Note releases such as Universal Language (1992) and Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination, Vol. 2 (2001). Filled with untapped potential, Spalding, Brown and Mela are unafraid to venture into unfamiliar territory, forcing Weidman and Lovano to challenge their own concepts of expression.

1) Powerhouse
2) Folk Art
3) Wild Beauty
4) Us Five
5) Song for Judi
6) Drum Song
7) Dibango
8) Page 4
9) Ettenro