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Sacred Common Ground
''Sacred Common Ground'' is a 1995 album by pianist and composer Don Pullen. Recorded shortly before his death, it combines the forces of his African Brazilian Connection ensemble with a group of Native American musicians. Background Pullen first heard Native American music performed live in 1992, and responded enthusiastically, expressing a desire to find a way to combine it with jazz. He was soon awarded a commission, funded by the Lila Acheson Wallace-Reader's Digest Foundation Arts Partners Program, to compose a "jazz-Indian score" for choreographer Garth Fagan. Over the next two years, Pullen engaged in a series of two-week residencies with the Chief Cliff Singers of the Kootenai and Salish peoples, Salish people of Montana, during which the participants absorbed each other's musical traditions, finding commonalities between Native American music and jazz, blues, and gospel. Pullen eventually devised a project which involved bringing together the Chief Cliff Singers with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Pullen
Don Gabriel Pullen (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed pieces ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz. The great variety of his body of work makes it difficult to pigeonhole his musical style. Biography Early life Pullen was born and raised in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Growing up in a musical family, he learned the piano at an early age. A graduate of Lucy Addison High School, Pullen played in the school's band. He played with the choir in his local church and was heavily influenced by his cousin, Clyde "Fats" Wright, who was a professional jazz pianist. He took some lessons in classical piano and knew little of jazz. At this time, he was mainly aware of church music and the blues.Interview with Vernon Frazer, ''Coda'', October, 1976 (Canada); Free Blues, ''Jazz Hot'' 331, October 1976 (France); Piano Inside And Out, ''Down Beat'', June 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |