The Left Edge: Live at Vine
DAN ROSENBOOM - C Cornet and Eleectronics
JOSHUA WHITE - Keyboard
BILLY MOHLER - Electric Bass and Electronics
SHAWN BALTAZOR - Drums
The Left Edge is a bold, raw document of creative freedom, captured live by trumpeter Dan Rosenboom and his all-star ensemble — keyboardist Joshua White, bassist Billy Mohler, and drummer Shawn Baltazor—at Vine in Long Beach, CA. Bootlegged by Derek Turner on a handheld recorder, the two 40-minute sets of fully improvised music pulses with visceral energy, unfiltered rawness, and an undeniable sense of immediacy. With no safety net, the quartet pushes the boundaries of jazz and experimental music, forging new pathways with each unpredictable twist and turn. It's a thrilling, untamed listening experience that lays bare the unspoken connection between musicians in the heat of the moment. The Left Edge isn’t just an album—it’s an invitation to the edge of sound itself.
Polarity
DAN ROSENBOOM - Trumpets, Flugelhorn, Quartertone Trumpet
GAVIN TEMPLETON - Alto & Baritone Saxophones
JOHN ESCREET - Piano & Keys
BILLY MOHLER - Double Bass
DAMION REID - Drums
Produced by JUSTIN STANLEY
★★★★½ ”Polarity is a jewel of intensely played music and interactive creativity performed with openness and edginess in the company of a top-notch quintet.”
–JazzTrail
★★★★ “Rosenboom deftly transplants some of the indelible verities of the second Miles Davis Quintet, particularly his penchant for floating, ambiguous melodies and haunting harmony, within a thoroughly contemporary rhythmic conception.
–DownBeat Magazine
★★★★ “A performance which gushes with energy and dexterous playing by all involved… An inspired session from a trumpeter whose voice seems to become more idiosyncratic with every release.”
–All About Jazz
“Dan Rosenboom finds a powerful conduit for his creative ideas in Templeton, Escreet, Mohler and Reid, enabling him to fulfill the promise of all of his compositions with the uncompromising Polarity.”
–SomethingElse Reviews
“The rest [Polarity] presents six fine-crafted Rosenboom compositions that find the leader's technical poise matching the band's empathy and drive… combines the focus of the classically trained with the expressive power of left-field jazz… this band lets his poised musicianship and edge-of-seat improv flourish.”
–Jazzwise Magazine
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