JULIUS HEMPHILL (1938 - 1995): THE BOYÉ MULTI-NATIONAL CRUSADE FOR HARMONY
"This incredible, marvelous and comprehensive compilation of brilliant compositions by my friend, the late great composer Julius Hemphill is now available. This box set was perfectly curated and heartfully assembled by another dear friend, the inimitable and exacting Marty Ehrlich. I highly recommend that you take this insightful and harmonic journey through the many phases, textures and vibrant colors of Julius Hemphills' masterful music... simply put, it's Amazing!" - MGJ
This box set contains musical compositions and performances that have come to light from the Julius Hemphill Archive at the Fales Library of New York University. These performances present thirty-five Hemphill compositions culled from close to 180 audio and visual documents of his work. Twenty-five of these works did not receive a commercial recording in his lifetime. Also represented in this box set are ensemble contexts Julius formed which did not receive substantial, or in some cases, any public documentation. These performances put Julius’s improvisational work as a saxophonist and flutist to the fore, from solo to quintet contexts. (The one exception being Disc 4, where we hear pieces Julius wrote for others to interpret.) Equally important, these performances deepen our experience of Julius’s long associations in artistic collaboration. — Marty Ehrlich (from the liner notes)
