Rose of Lifta, by Lena Bloch, Russ Lossing, Cameron Brown, Billy Mintz

Rose of Lifta

by Lena Bloch, Russ Lossing, Cameron Brown, Billy Mintz

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"Lifta, in case the name is unknown to you, or you thought it was imaginary, is a village to the north-west of Jerusalem. It has an uglier history and not just the usual cycle of occupation, demographic shift and depopulation. Lifta has more than once been threatened with demolition. The most recent plan was to overwrite the old Arab village with a modern leisure complex. Having been overwritten by Romans, Byzantines, Crusaders, Ottomans, the British . . . this seems a worse than ironic fate.
You don’t need to know the narrative of Lifta to enjoy and admire the music of this quartet, its leader and composers, but it’s worth bearing its background in mind.
This isn’t a plangent song of sorrow, but an affirmation of life. It is as much about the business of getting gigs, buying food, meeting friends and nursing them when they’re down than it is about “the condition of exile” which is all too easily mythologized and fetishized. It is music about life... a continuous suite of dances and narratives, the voice of someone telling her and their story, arrestingly and thoughtfully. You cannot ask for more in music." - Brian Morton, BBC, Jazz Journal ... more

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1.	Promise of return 10:24	buy track
2.	Mad Mirror 08:13	buy track
3.	New Home 06:54	buy track
4.	Climbing Rose of Lifta 10:04	buy track
5.	Old Home 10:23	buy track
6.	Mahmoud Darwish 09:28	buy track
7.	Wintry Mix 06:55	buy track

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"Lifta, in case the name is unknown to you, or you thought it was imaginary, is a village to the north-west of Jerusalem. It has an uglier history and not just the usual cycle of occupation, demographic shift and depopulation. Lifta has more than once been threatened with demolition. The most recent plan was to overwrite the old Arab village with a modern leisure complex. Having been overwritten by Romans, Byzantines, Crusaders, Ottomans, the British . . . this seems a worse than ironic fate.
You don’t need to know the narrative of Lifta to enjoy and admire the music of this quartet, its leader and composers, but it’s worth bearing its background in mind.
This isn’t a plangent song of sorrow, but an affirmation of life. It is as much about the business of getting gigs, buying food, meeting friends and nursing them when they’re down than it is about “the condition of exile” which is all too easily mythologized and fetishized. It is music about life... a continuous suite of dances and narratives, the voice of someone telling her and their story, arrestingly and thoughtfully. You cannot ask for more in music." - Brian Morton, BBC, Jazz Journal

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released October 8, 2021

Personnel:
Lena Bloch (tenor sax), Russ Lossing (piano), Cameron Brown (bass), Billy Mintz (drums).
Recorded at Charlestown Road Studio, Hampton, New Jersey, on June 12, 2019

Engineered, mixed & mastered by Paul Wickliffe
Mixed & mastered at Skyline Productions, Warren, New Jersey
Photography & graphic design: Christopher Drukker
Liner notes: Brian Morton

Produced by Feathery
Associate producer: Roberta Brenza
Executive Producer: Jordi Pujol

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Lena Bloch New York, New York

Russian-born Lena Bloch traveled through Israel and Europe, performed in Holland, Italy, Germany, Slovenia with Embryo, Steve Reid, Keith Copeland, John Marshall, Alvin Queen. After her Master's in composition Lena moved to NYC in 2008, working with Connie Crothers, Sumi Tonooka, Vishnu Wood, Mala Waldron, Roberta Piket, her own quartet Feathery, with Russ Lossing, Cameron Brown and Billy Mintz. ... more

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