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I remember hearing on NPR about the collection of poems entitled Island - Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island 1910-1940. It struck me as a particularly telling way in which to suggest what the immigrants experienced. Text from that book is used by Asian improv artist Jon Jang to express his reaction to the book. Think transoceanic journey, culture shock and a massive bureaucracy of queues and paperwork. This all experienced by humans of feeling and will, not mute units. The reflections are made in this compositions of tranquil interludes, jazz colliding with Asia and metaphored through an Oriental lens, and challenging, dissonant improvisation. The piece would not be as successful without the expressive reading and singing of Poetry and History coauthor Genny Lim. It also brings one strike against the recordings. Ms. Lim's voice is mostly in the midrange, but her level is too low in the final mix. To understand her words you may edge the volume up and get caught by the music (now too loud) after her.
© Tom Schulte /TiVo
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Min Xiao-Fen, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Norton, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Wong, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Elliot Humberto Kavee, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Jang, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Hartigan, AssociatedPerformer - Shih-ming Music, MusicPublisher - Genny Lim, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wang Hong, AssociatedPerformer
1997 Kepach Music S.r.l. 1995 Kepach Music S.r.l.
Min Xiao-Fen, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Norton, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Wong, AssociatedPerformer - Elliot Humberto Kavee, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Jang, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Hartigan, AssociatedPerformer - Zhang Music, MusicPublisher - Genny Lim, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wang Hong, AssociatedPerformer
1997 Kepach Music S.r.l. 1995 Kepach Music S.r.l.
Min Xiao-Fen, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Norton, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Wong, AssociatedPerformer - Elliot Humberto Kavee, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Jang, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Hartigan, AssociatedPerformer - Zhang Music, MusicPublisher - Genny Lim, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wang Hong, AssociatedPerformer
1997 Kepach Music S.r.l. 1995 Kepach Music S.r.l.
Min Xiao-Fen, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Norton, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Wong, AssociatedPerformer - Elliot Humberto Kavee, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Jang, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Hartigan, AssociatedPerformer - Zhang Music, MusicPublisher - Genny Lim, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wang Hong, AssociatedPerformer
1997 Kepach Music S.r.l. 1995 Kepach Music S.r.l.
Min Xiao-Fen, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Norton, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Wong, AssociatedPerformer - Elliot Humberto Kavee, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Jang, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Hartigan, AssociatedPerformer - Zhang Music, MusicPublisher - Genny Lim, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wang Hong, AssociatedPerformer
1997 Kepach Music S.r.l. 1995 Kepach Music S.r.l.
Min Xiao-Fen, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Norton, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Wong, AssociatedPerformer - Elliot Humberto Kavee, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Jang, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Hartigan, AssociatedPerformer - Zhang Music, MusicPublisher - Genny Lim, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wang Hong, AssociatedPerformer
1997 Kepach Music S.r.l. 1995 Kepach Music S.r.l.
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I remember hearing on NPR about the collection of poems entitled Island - Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island 1910-1940. It struck me as a particularly telling way in which to suggest what the immigrants experienced. Text from that book is used by Asian improv artist Jon Jang to express his reaction to the book. Think transoceanic journey, culture shock and a massive bureaucracy of queues and paperwork. This all experienced by humans of feeling and will, not mute units. The reflections are made in this compositions of tranquil interludes, jazz colliding with Asia and metaphored through an Oriental lens, and challenging, dissonant improvisation. The piece would not be as successful without the expressive reading and singing of Poetry and History coauthor Genny Lim. It also brings one strike against the recordings. Ms. Lim's voice is mostly in the midrange, but her level is too low in the final mix. To understand her words you may edge the volume up and get caught by the music (now too loud) after her.
© Tom Schulte /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:28
- Main artists: Jon Jang
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Soul Note
- Genre: Jazz
1997 Kepach Music S.r.l. 1997 Kepach Music S.r.l.
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