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The Skunk Is D'Funk'd 06:51
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Buck 04:06
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The Water Is Wide 05:59
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Berrendo Road 02:56
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Strange Cults 05:20
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Plankitude 02:29
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Nezalezhnist 05:08
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Son Of Mr. Green Genes 03:16
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Present 04:41
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Xonk 04:56
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Never Grow Old 04:14
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silence 00:10
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Nazalezhnist [bonus cello and violin version] 02:28
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"What’s refreshing here is the dual nature: yes, you can stomp your feet - because the grooves land hard - but you should think too, because the arrangements and improvisations carry weight. Field’s decision not to include a chordal instrument (no piano, no guitar) gives the horns autonomy; harmony becomes a communal act of negotiation, not a backdrop ... If you’re expecting restful jazz, this isn’t it. If you welcome brass bands that can rumble like storms and whisper like ghosts, this is delightful." - Vito Camarretta, Chain D.L.K. (www.chaindlk.com/reviews/13201)

“[a] unique and somewhat twisted twist on the New Orleans brass band tradition…hard-partying avant-funk, with boisterous soloing.” - NYC Jazz Record



Poised to gracefully undulate into its fifth decade, the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble’s fifth album, Serpentine, is a joyously uproarious live session recorded in 2024 at the Regattabar as part of the group’s 35th anniversary run.

Led by inveterately inventive alto saxophonist, flutist, and composer Ken Field, the RSE is a musical insurrection with enviable longevity. As NYC Jazz Record noted, the group has earned a devoted following with “its unique and somewhat twisted twist on the New Orleans brass band tradition…hard-partying avant-funk, with boisterous soloing.”

“The concept of not having a chording instrument in the band allows for tremendous freedom on the part of the horn players. The arrangements are usually spontaneous, decided by me on stage based on the group vibe and on my vibe at the moment!”

Spirits were obviously high at the Regattabar, one of the Boston area’s leading jazz venues. The RSE sounds loose and limber, delivering one thrilling piece after another, enviably undaunted by the prospect of making a new album with Field changing up arrangements on the spot. “I told the guys, ‘Don’t worry about the fact that we’re recording,’” Field says. “‘Don’t hold back. Take chances.’ Jazz is an experimental form. If you do the same thing every night you’re not doing jazz right, in my opinion.”

Decked out in feathered and metallic finery that evokes Sun Ra’s Arkestra as much as the Mardi Gras Indians, the RSE has always honored the essential role of New Orleans brass bands in providing succor and uplift to mourners accompanying loved ones for burial (while also fulfilling the celebratory imperative for the promenade back from the cemetery).

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released September 26, 2025

Ken Field : alto saxophone & flute
Tom Hall : tenor saxophone
Dave Harris : trombone & tuba
Phil Neighbors : drums
Blake Newman : acoustic bass
Jerry Sabatini : trumpet

Recorded June 14, 2024 at Regattbar, Cambridge, MA.
Recorded by Davis. Rosenpire.

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Cuneiform Records Washington, D.C.

Cuneiform Records is a record label releasing adventurous, boundary-bursting music by artists from around the world.

They have always championed an eclectic mixture of musical styles and artists and have consistently danced at the dangerous intersection where genres meet.

In doing so, they have become one of the most prominent labels of New Music.

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