ELEPHANT

by Adam O'Farrill

ELEPHANT cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2026-03-20
  • Label: Biophilia Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 50:43
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'ELEPHANT', trumpeter and composer Adam O'Farrill leads his quartet Stranger Days through a dynamic and adventurous set of compositions that push the boundaries of modern jazz. The album showcases a sophisticated interplay between the musicians, blending complex, angular melodies with moments of intense, free-form improvisation. Drawing from a wide sonic palette, the record explores texture and rhythm with a raw, expressive energy, solidifying O'Farrill's position as a forward-thinking voice in the contemporary avant-garde scene.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation, complex, dissonant, brass, technical

Tracklist

  1. Curves and Convolutions (6:50)
  2. Sea Triptych (Along the Malecon) (2:30)
  3. Sea Triptych (The Three of Us, Floating) (4:46)
  4. Sea Triptych (Iris Murdoch) (3:29)
  5. Eleanor's Dance (3:11)
  6. Herkimer Diamond (6:11)
  7. The Return (11:48)
  8. Thank You Song (4:51)
  9. Bibo No Aozora (7:03)

Credits

  • Adam O鈥橣arrill - trumpet/electronics, fender rhodes
  • Russell Holzman - drums
  • Walter Stinson - double bass
  • Yvonne Rogers - piano, synthesizer

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