Rainbow Gladiator

by Billy Bang

Rainbow Gladiator cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Soul Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:11
  • Community rating: 3.96/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Armed with a fiercely unconventional approach to the violin, Billy Bang navigates a thrilling session that bridges the gap between structured hard bop and fiery free jazz exploration. 'Rainbow Gladiator' highlights his aggressive, percussive bowing technique within an incredibly agile acoustic quintet setting.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, instrumental, acoustic, improvisation, avant-garde, virtuosic, strings, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Rainbow Gladiator (14:24)
  2. Ebony Minstrel Man (4:21)
  3. New York After Dark (7:23)
  4. Broken Strings (For Clarence Muse)
  5. Yaa - Woman Born On Thursday (For Miss Laurel Van Horn)
  6. Bang's Bounce (3:26)

Credits

  • Billy Bang Quintet - primary artist
  • Charles Tyler - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone instrument, baritone saxophone instrument
  • Pick Up Studios - artwork [cover], task artwork
  • Wilber Morris - bass
  • Denis Charles - drums
  • Michele Rosewoman - piano
  • Billy Bang - violin, composed by
  • Lee Jeske - liner notes
  • Renzo Chiesa - photography
  • Giovanni Bonandrini - producer

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