Saxophonist Ohad Talmor, an expressive improviser and superb stylist, is a worldly cosmopolitan with nationalities in France, Switzerland, Israel and the United States. Born in Lyon and raised in Geneva, he came to New York in 1995 to study music. Since then, he has been a "mover and shaker" in the creative Brooklyn jazz scene. This project focuses on previously unreleased compositions by Ornette Coleman. Ohad Talmor reports that as a companion, friend and heir to the artistic legacy, he found three tapes from an Ornette Coleman and Lee Konitz rehearsal recording in the apartment of Lee Konitz, who died in 2020. Talmor transcribed the compositions. The result is Back to the Land, a double album Talmor recorded with his core trio of bassist Chris Tordini and drummer Eric McPherson, as well as various high-profile guest musicians. Newly discovered compositions by a jazz great, transformed into another artist's personal story - it's hard to capture the essence of jazz any better.

Tracklist:

Seeds (Based on An Untitled Draft By Ornette Coleman)
Trio Variations on Tune 11
Accords - Quintet Variations on Tune 12
Kathlyn Grey
Dewey's Tune
Trio Variations on Tune 6
Quartet Variations on Tune 8
Trio Variations (Fast) on Tune 7
New York
Mushi Mushi
Accords for Two
Trio Variations on Tune 1
Three Septet Variations on Tune 1
Accords for Five
Trio Variations on Tune 2
Electric Sunglasses
Back to the Land
Quartet Variations on Tune 4 - Peace Warriors
Four Sextet Variations on Tune 4
Accords for Four
Astonishment
Quartet Variations on Tune 3
A Good Question
Quintet Variations on Tune 10

UPC: 7640120194086
Label: Intakt Records
Release Date: 9.27.24
Format: CD

Ohad Talmor - Back To The Land (CD)