Australopithecus, by Arthur Edmaiston

Australopithecus

by Arthur Edmaiston

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1.	Art Edmaiston - Code Words 11:40	info	buy track
2.	Art Edmaiston - Thunder Sheet/Trane's Teeth 14:49	info	buy track
3.	Art Edmaiston - The Lioness/Australopithecus 27:48	info	buy track
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January 31st 2025 was one of those magical Memphis nights.
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts featured a unique ensemble of musical soothsayers assembled for an experience unlike any other.
Art Edmaiston led the charge with his Tenor and Soprano Saxophones through a playlist of original compositions and ethereal improvisations.
Joining Edmaiston in the frontline on trumpet and flugelhorn was Marc Franklin, the perfect melodic foil.
Alvie Givhan charted the harmonic pathway seated at the Steinway B grand piano while Jonathan Wires cleared the pathway on acoustic bass.
The rhythmic task was shared by a fiery Chad Anderson up from Mississippi paired with the otherworldly mystical drumming of the legendary Ra Kalam Bob Moses, who now calls Memphis his home.
The music that played through these gentlemen that night is presented here as a paradox of rugged tenderness.

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released June 6, 2025

Art Edmaiston - Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Percussion
Marc Franklin - Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Alvie Givhan - Piano
Jonathan Wires - Bass
Chad Anderson - Drumset
Ra Kalam Bob Moses - Drumset, Percussion, Vocalizations

All songs composed by Arthur Glenn Edmaiston, Jr. and published by ArtEd Songs (BMI) except "The Lioness" by Ra Kalam Bob Moses published by ODJIBOA MUSIC (BMI)

Recorded live in concert at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
January 31, 2025
Kevin Houston - Engineer
Mixed by Jim Clouse at Park West Studios Brooklyn, NY

Special Thanks to Crosstown Arts and Delara Hashemi

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Art Edmaiston Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis TN based saxophonist, improviser, composer and arranger. Credits include Gregg Allman, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Little Feat, JJ Grey & Mofro, Ra Kalam Bob Moses and many more.

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