City Noir / Saxophone Concerto Digital MP3 Album sfccBundleProduct

City Noir / Saxophone Concerto Digital MP3 Album sfccBundleProductJohn Adams's City Noir (2009), inspired by LA "noir" films of the 1940s and '50s, and the debut recording of his 2012 Saxophone Concerto are performed here by the St. Louis Symphony led by David Robertson, featuring saxophonist Timothy McAllister. "Dense, brash and exuberant," says the New York Times, "these two stellar works by John Adams are love letters to the confidence of the 1950s and a time when some of the greatest feats of virtuosity were

the Chicago Tribune

long-time members of the bands of blues legends including Burnside and Kimbrough

drawing from original sources

" says the Wall Street Journal

Caroline Shaw

I didn't have all of these resources before

Produced and recorded by Tucker Martine (Modest Mouse

Mark Guiliana

The Los Angeles Times raves: "This exquisite collection from the woman who has been the conscience of progressive country music for more than three decades ranks with the best work she's done

never lingering too long on one particular sensibility

After hashing out initial ideas at Auerbachs Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville

smart and incredibly moving