Azalea by Sasha Berliner
A culmination of genres like alternative, jazz, and contemporary improvisation with an atmospheric, surround-sound quality and heavy sociopolitical influence, AZALEA is a depiction of composer Sasha Berliner's coming of age in NYC. Synths, strings, vibraphone quartet, vocals, audio samples, and post production fuse to form a self portrait that expresses anger, depression, joy, love, and gratitude in every facet of learning what it means to be an artist uncovering her voice in 2019.
Tracklist
| 1. | Foreword | 4:22 |
| 2. | San Francisco (Interlude) | 2:36 |
| 3. | A Heroine's Manifesto | 5:47 |
| 4. | Etoile (Rhodes) | 0:52 |
| 5. | Marigold (feat. Sirintip) | 6:43 |
| 6. | Midori | 4:46 |
| 7. | Solo (Bass) | 1:19 |
| 8. | Between the World and Me | 7:09 |
| 9. | The Spotless Mind | 6:46 |
| 10. | Iotas (A Prayer) | 3:49 |
Credits
All compositions by Sasha Berliner.
Engineering and mixing by Chris Gilroy, Douglass Recording. Brooklyn, NY. Mastering by Doug Van Sloun, Focus Mastering. Omaha, NE. Copyright Sasha Berliner (ASCAP), all rights reserved.
Personnel:
Vibraphone, B3 Hammond, auxiliary percussion, audio sampling – Sasha Berliner
EWI – Morgan Guerin
Upright and electric bass – Kanoa Mendenhall
Piano, Prophet 5, and Fender Rhodes – Chris McCarthy
Drums and Roland SPD-SX - Jongkuk Kim
Cello – Lucas Saur (1,2)
Violin – Leonor Falcon Pasquali (1,2)
Vocals and analog pedals – Tippan Phasuk (5)
Digital design by Paul Tsang, photography by Maria del Rio.
License
All rights reserved.Tags
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Sasha is a musician-composer from San Francisco, currently residing in Los Angeles.
One of SF Jazz's 10 Rising Female Instrumentalists (2018), LetterOne “Rising Stars” Jazz Award winner (2019), Downbeat Critics Poll Winner for Rising Vibraphonist (2020). Sasha performs internationally with her own group as well as musicians such as Tyshawn Sorey, Nicholas Payton, and Victor Lewis. JMI Recordings.