Sam Newsome

Sam Newsome
"The potential for the saxophone is unlimited." - Steve Lacy



Thursday, March 9, 2017

Midwest Records review of Sopranoville: News Works for Prepared and Non-Prepared Saxophone


Review by Midwest Records on March 4, 2017

SAM NEWSOME/Sopranoville-New Works for Prepared and Non-Prepared Saxophone: Compelling in the same way that Mort Weiss' late period, totally solo works are, Newsome expands his palette a little more than Weiss and he's doing more risk-taking and exploring of outer edges. Bordering on being Sunday afternoon arts council fare, Newsome imbues it with that something extra, as well as some civil rights jazz vibes, that keeps the sounds hipster populist rather than egghead elitist. A nice look at the outer edges from a cat with the chops to pull it off. 



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