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Visions

by Melissa Aldana

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acestero Album Extraordinario . Éxito!
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duane_harvey A great example of modern group improv. Aldana and pianist Sam Harris are particularly engaging. Favorite track: Acceptance.
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usatran Beautiful chord progressions. Favorite track: Elsewhere.
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World of Echo Superb and textural post-bop. We always need more women instrumentalists in jazz--especially ones as awesome as Melissa Aldana. It blows that jazz got co-opted by white academia (<sarcasm> thanks, Wynton Marsalis </sarcasm>), but it also has always sucked that even before that it's been a straight boy's club that has been so unwelcoming if not outright hostile to women and queer people (besides not being able to make ends meet, it's why I left jazz and became a librarian).
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Visions 08:13
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Acceptance 04:57
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La Madrina 06:03
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Perdon 03:43
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Elsewhere 05:58
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The Search 06:29
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Su Trajedia 05:26
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On her first jazz quartet "Visions", award-winning saxophonist Melissa Aldana connects her work to the legacy of Latina artists who have come before her, creating a pathway for her own expression. Inspired by the life and works of Frida Kahlo, Aldana creates a parallel between her experiences as a female saxophone player in a male-dominated community, and Kahlo’s experiences as a female visual artist working to assert herself in a landscape dominated by men. On her first jazz quartet recording, Aldana adds a new dimension to her sound, resulting in a transformative movement of expression and self-identity.

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released May 24, 2019

Sam Harris (piano)
Pablo Menares (bass)
Tommy Crane (drums)
Joel Ross (vibes)

Produced by Melissa Aldana and Jure Pukl

Recorded by David Stoller on 9/14 & 9/15, 2018 at The Samurai Hotel Recording Studio, Astoria, N.Y.

Mixed and mastered by David Stoller at The Samurai Hotel.

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Melissa Aldana Las Vegas, Nevada

On her first jazz quartet "Visions", award-winning saxophonist Melissa Aldana connects her
work to the legacy of Latina artists who have come before her, creating a pathway for her
own expression.

Aldana was nominated in the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for her extraordinary solo on the track 'Elsewhere'
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