ANNOUNCES VALLEY OF SEARCH CD & LIMITED VINYL PRESSING OF 1972 "LIVE AT WKCR" SESSION
HEAR THE FIRE STILL BURNS NOW VIA VALLEY OF SEARCH
"In 2020, we need the meditative focus and impassioned intensity of an artist like Alan Braufman more than ever" - Rolling Stone
Following the release of his new album The Fire Still Burns, Alan Braufman returns today to share a remix for "Sunrise" courtesy of Angel Bat Dawid. One of the standout tracks from Alan's new record, Angel Bat Dawid puts her own psychedelic and glitched out take on "Sunrise," which leans heavily on James Brandon Lewis' tenor melody. In addition the remix, Alan is also announcing that his 1975 album Valley of Search will release on CD for the first time, and that his classic 1972 WKCR session will be receiving a limited vinyl pressing.
Speaking on the remix, Angel says: "The fire most definitely still burns with Alan Braufman! His music, his legacy, the spirit, and importantly history of the whole downtown New York City improvised music scene still carries so pervasively and strongly as ever in these new releases. I feel honored and grateful to be able to do a remix on his beautiful glorious anthem "Sunrise." I had a lot of fun exploring new sounds and I loved listening to the OG recording stems. It was like having a personal intimate solo concert with some of my favorite musicians like James Brandon Lewis all up in my earhole! I had a blast and am ever so grateful!"
he Fire Still Burns released on August 28, 2020, two years after the rerelease of Valley of Search. The album is preceded by singles "Sunrise," "Home," and "No Floor No Ceiling." "When I found out that my 1975 album, Valley of Search, was getting reissued in 2018, I felt a wave of inspiration," says Alan. "In preparing for the first live performance of Valley of Search in decades at both WNYC's Greene Space and Brooklyn's National Sawdust, I realized that, of course, I would need some new music to play as well. I sat down at the piano to noodle around a bit and 20 minutes later, I'd written 'Home.' I gave it this name because, I was coming back home - to New York City - to play music. The other tunes on the album also seemed equally inspired. I've always thought of writing music was more like finding music. The music on this album was easy to find."
The Fire Still Burns is only the second album to be released under Alan's own name, following Valley of Search. The new album features Cooper-Moore (piano), James Brandon Lewis (Tenor sax), Andrew Drury (drums) and Ken Filiano (bass) as well as Alan himself (alto sax, flute).
Alan Brafman by Gabriela Bhaskar
Alan Braufman is an instrumental figure in New York City downtown culture. Born in Brooklyn, after studying at Berklee College of Music he moved to a vacant building at 510 Canal Street in Manhattan alongside several other musicians. Monthly rent at the time was $140 for a floor, and the space was transformed into a practice space and venue. This gritty, improvised set up in downtown Manhattan would blaze a trail for generations of creatives and set a do-it-yourself tradition for young jazz acts in the city that is followed to this day. During this period Alan recorded Valley of Search at 501 Canal Street, and released it with the label India Navigation. The album is a perfect snapshot of the energy and creativity of its era, and would come to achieve cult status. It was highly sought after by vinyl collectors, and in 2018 Alan reissued Valley of Search.
The Fire Still Burns
Valley of Search
August 28, 2020
1. Sunrise
2. Morning Bazaar
3. No Floor No Ceiling
4. Home
5. Creation
6. Alone Again
7. The Fire Still Burns
8. City Nights
