VB021 - jamison williams / ag davis: 'The Private History of Comfort Women',

this poignant account of musical dualism opens the unforgiving world 
of sexual violence and war crimes, brought on by the Japanese military 
and administered to the unknowing abductees of ravaged and conquered 
nearby countries; these stories tell a tail of sadistic terror, sympathetic 
isolation, and the hope of an acknowledged apology, speak 
words in a language bitter with unforgiven torment.

 

 

 

 

VB019 - jamison williams: 'STUDY TAPES: 
The Artist's Account of Himself: Jan-Aug 09'

this insightful glimpse into the improviser's detailed 
personal saxophone arrangements, gives a voyeuristic 
keyhole look into the flaws, accomplishments, fear, 
anger, and joy found in creating a world of sound from 
within the heart of a daily musical explorer; definitely 
an inspirational work of art, open and available, 
unrelenting and vulnerable, a must for any saxophone student.

 

 

 

 

VB023 - ag davis: 'Study of Children's Classics',
this alarmingly visceral dictation of pure rigor and violence, 
retells the calming and torrid tale of innocence lost, then found;
a poetic, and allegorical lullaby for solo voice, 
heartfelt and wonderfully terrifying.

 

 

 

 

VB027 - michael lanier / jamison williams: 'Emily Dickinson',
this delicate portrait of isolation, grief, passion, and poised loneliness, 
together with calming restraint and confidence, frames an idealized 
glimpse into the heart, wisdom, and fidelity found in the works of 
this renowned poetic classicist; subtle, and beautifully paced, 
a sincere work of honor.