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Pete La Roca's Basra Performed Live At Jrac at Fulton Street Collective
Courtesy of Fulton Street Collective | Posted on February 27, 2020
Where
Fulton Street Collective
1821 W. Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL
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773-852-2481
When
Wed, March 11, 2020
9:00 pm
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The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Eric Binder Quartet performing Pete La Roca’s 1965 release BASRA on Wednesday, March 11th at Fulton Street Collective. The night will also feature an installation and live painting from visual artist TBA..
“It is strange to realize that drummer Pete La Roca only led two albums during the prime years of his career, for this CD reissue of his initial date is a classic. La Roca's three originals ("Basra," which holds one's interest despite staying on one chord throughout, the blues "Candu," and the complex "Tears Come From Heaven") are stimulating but it is the other three songs that really bring out the best playing in the quartet (which is comprised of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Steve Kuhn, and bassist Steve Swallow in addition to La Roca). "Malaguena" is given a great deal of passion, Swallow's "Eiderdown" (heard in its initial recording) receives definitive treatment, and the ballad "Lazy Afternoon" is both haunting and very memorable; Henderson's tone perfectly fits that piece..”...