Darius Jones | “Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)”

DARIUS JONES RELEASE FIRST SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM

Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)

Ltd. Edition LP / CD – Releases October 4

Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye) is the powerful new work by composer & alto saxophonist Darius Jones. Both of his tremendous artistic strengths are to the fore here in a fully committed trio communion with longtime collaborator drummer Gerald Cleaver & the likewise exceptional bassist Chris Lightcap. Five potent new Jones compositions, and a striking arrangement of “No More My Lord” (the prison song recorded by Alan Lomax at Parchman Farm, MS).

Legend of e’Boi is the 7th chapter (of 9 on completion) in Jones’ expansive Man’ish Boy epic, begun with AUM Fidelity in 2009. Commensurately powerful liner notes by acclaimed writer and poet Harmony Holiday, cover art photography by Jesse Ponkamo, and additional artwork by Risha Rox potently elucidate further.

Typical of his work, Legend of e’Boi serves as a larger creative vehicle for artistic exchange. This project is about Black mental health and healing from personal and collective trauma through therapy, community & creative expression. In addition to the liner notes, CD/digital editions include booklets w/ contributions from seven writers & artwork which also address this theme.

“This piece is about a revelation I had in therapy that I didn’t have to live the rest of my life from the perspective of my childhood trauma. Therapy was the answer to the tension and dissonance I felt between my past and present. This is reflected in the musical relationship between my horn and the bass and drums of Another Kind of Forever. Healing takes time but there can be a forever that isn’t held down by the past” – Darius Jones

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