Dopolarians - Blues For Alvin Fielder (Live at Crosstown Arts, Memphis) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 67:18 minutes | 780 MB
Avant-Garde Jazz | Label: Mahakala Music, Official Digital Download
Rare moments in life allow us the opportunity to celebrate and morn, laugh and cry together. Although this album was made with more laughs than tears, the undeniable absence of our friend Alvin Fielder is overwhelmingly present. However, such a spirit as Alvin is hard to suppress, even in death. This is evident in the drumming of Chad Anderson, longtime student and friend of Alvin, who joins the group in its first and only gig, taking Alvin’s place, and celebrating him, simultaneously. Douglass Ewart joins us in place of Kidd Jordan, who IS still with us, and delivers a defining sermon on life, loss, and love.