Chromatology

Track Listings

1. Medicine Man

2. Ms BC

3. Last Time I Saw Sonny

4. A Child’s Question(s)

5. Abbey’s House (for Abbey Lincoln)

6. Ancestors

7. Sheet Music

8. S-K-I-N

9. The Wedding

10. Lagunitas

11. Cape Coast Rooster (for JoeSam.)

12. Chromatology

13. The Game

14. O-H (Operation Homefront)

15. My Laugh

Editorial Reviews
Royce Seader, Bay Area Buzz Magazine, July / August, 2003
15 tracks of well-executed and captivatingly conscious music…very cool and engaging release from this East Bay institution.

Product Description
Chromatology is music and words worth your money and time. It's like three CDs in one. This disc will gratify your jazz, pop and political cravings. Chromatology's a sonic Swiss army knife with 15 tracks of conscious words, assorted grooves and feels for your thinking, marching, and dancing. It does everything but open your wine, slice your cheese, and clip your nails.

This landmark release showcases jazz instrumentation fused with provocative wordplay. It's rooted in the tradition of Langston Hughes, Allen Ginsberg, Gil Scott-Heron and the Last Poets. While honoring that tradition, Chromatology's message is very, very NOW! It's a dash of New York, a hint of L.A. (UpSurge! co-leaders hail from both coasts). It's muscular and playful, tender and serene.

Chromatology

Chromatology,UpSurge!,Abolition Media,A free-pushing jazz band with two strong poets out front and plenty of groove.

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