Jason Moran

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Jazz pianist/composer Jason Moran's debut, Soundtrack to Human Motion, approaches his music with an abstract, impressionistic outlook. Inspired by artists as diverse as painter Jean-Michel Basquiat and composer Maurice Ravel on tracks like "JAMO Meets SAMO" and "Le Tombeau de Couperin/States of Art" and "Gangsterism on Canvas," Moran applies a kinetic, graceful touch. Vibes, alto and soprano saxophones, bass and drums complete Moran's sonic palette on this impressive first album.

PERSONNEL:

• Jason Moran — piano
• Greg Osby — alto saxophone
• Stefon Harris — vibraphone
• Lonnie Plaxico — bass
• Eric Harland — drums

Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY on August 29 & 30, 1998

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• 01. Gangsterism Oncanvas
• 02. Snake Stance
• 03. Le Tombeau De Couperin (States of Art)
• 04. Still Moving
• 05. Jamo Meets Samo

• SIDE B
• 06. Kinescis
• 07. Aquanaut
• 08. Retrograde
• 09. Release From Suffering
• 10. Root Progression