Hommage to Spirit

by Jim Ryan

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1.	Spirt - Preface to God - reissue 59:29	info	buy track
2.	2.24.09 SMU Venue Unknown 40:14		buy track
3.	3.09.09 SMU Site Uncertain 49:16		buy track
4.	3.22.09 SMU SIMM Series 45:40		buy track
5.	8.10.09 SMU Ivy Room 53:22		buy track
6.	9.10.2009 Velma's Sunday Blues & Jazz Club Set 1 47:48		buy track
7.	9.10.2009 Velma's Sunday Blues & Jazz Club Set 2 40:04		buy track
8.	9.12.09 SMU Flux 53 38:26		buy track
9.	The Spirit Moves Us - remaster 59:18		buy track

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Jim Ryan - alto, tenor saxophone, flute
Bob Marsh - cello, voice
Spirit - drums, percussion

Hommage to Spirit is a unique compilation of the creative music group The Spirit Moves Us celebrating both the spirit of free Improvised Music and one of its most dedicated practitioners; percussionist Spirit, as well as cellist Bob Marsh, and wind player (flute & saxophones) Jim Ryan who also plays kalimba on these recordings. The project consists of five live performances by The Spirit Moves Us at various venues around the San Francisco Bay Area as well as reissues of Edgetone’s release of Spirit’s Preface to God, Solo Fola (One Who Speaks Through The Drum) album recorded at Mills College in 2001 (EDT4010), and a remastered version of the self titled album The Spirit Moves Us album (EDT2005). The limited collector’s edition is available on a sixteen gigabyte USB wallet card containing WAV and MP3 files as well as a video of the group in action at Velma’s Sunday Blues and Jazz Club in San Francisco, CA. History of the group, Reflections on the Spirit of ‘The Music,’ Photos and Graphics, recordings of studio rehearsals, comments by fellow musicians, as well as reviews by music critics; will also be included in the files on the card.

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released June 25, 2019

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Jim Ryan Washington, D.C.

Poet, writer, philosopher and musician, Jim Ryan was an original member of the exploratory family of artists of the 20th century. His powerful playing style and truly original voice permeates with vibrant spirit.

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