Only Lovano really takes advantage of all this subtlety to push himself into outside realms at times. Thus this assortment is very welcome, giving the listener a cross-section of some of his best work. Rare moments of lightness in his music come in the 9 Bagatelles for solo piano. Sanford apparently conceived Black Noise as symbolic of the loud character of African-American music in general and specifically the drumming and chanting that slaves used to specific their frustration in coded sound.
I would recommend listening to a couple items at a time, then taking a break before resuming. Odessa College …
