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Bonus to Episode 11-Jon Irabagon: Always Moving Forward
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Welcome to the Bonus recording of Episode 11. More stories to tell by Jon Irabagon.
The recording by the group, Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Blue, the note-for-note recreation of Miles Davis' classic album is “A work of conceptual jazz art,” writes Bandcamp. The listening public’s response varied considerably but suffice it to say that Jon as well as his bandmates had to deal with substantial internet rage, including death threats. But not to let that totally color the experience, Jon says there were many positive emails about the recording and the process. The way Jon tells the story details a tale that will live on for ages.
This bonus track also includes Jon Irabagon recounting the many years it took for him to transcribe most of the recorded solos of sax giants John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. We talk about his recording Dr. Quixotic’s Traveling Exotics, which we both consider as perhaps his best work largely because of with whom he records. The personnel on this album are phenomenal: Luis Perdomo, piano, Yasushi Nakamura, bass, Rudy Royston, drums, and Tom Harrell on trumpet. And, of course, Jon Irabagon is on alto sax. This is one helluva recording, we both agreed.
I did not think our conversation would have been complete without touching base about Jon’s good friend Sylvain Rifflet from Paris with whom Jon recorded two outstanding albums, Perpetual Motion and Rebellion(s). And if you wondered what is in Jon’s future, he gives a full accounting of where he’s moving forward.
So, buckle up for this ride. Jon Irabagon, a tale of tales.
Music:
The Cost of Modern Living (Behind the Sky, Irabbagast Records, 2015) 6:02
Jon Irabagon-tenor saxophone, Luis Perdomo-piano, Yasushi Nakamura-bass, Rudy Royston-drums
The Bo’ness Monster (Dr. Quixotic’s Traveling Exotics, Irabbagast Records, 2018) 6:40
Jon Irabagon- tenor saxophone, Luis Perdomo-piano, Yasushi Nakamura-bass, Rudy Royston-drums, Tim Hagans-trumpet
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