Chicago's jazz underground has long been a proving ground for musicians who refuse easy categorization, and Davis emerged from that scene with a compositional voice that draws equally from contemporary classical structures and the rawness of small-group improvisation. "Alula: Captivity" is the first installment of a larger song cycle, making it both a standalone work and an entry point into an ongoing, evolving narrative. Mobile since her birth in Singapore, saxophonist, composer, and vocalist Caroline Davis’s expression covers a wide range of styles, owed to her shifting environment as a child. From angular, melody-present instrumental outfits to soulful, quirky song writing, Caroline’s persona is recognizably present. As an improviser and saxophonist, she has released six albums under her name and has won Downbeat’s Critic’s Poll Rising Star. Tracklist 1. [The Day Has Come] (2:24) 2. Burned Believers [For Agnes And Huguette] (6:05) 3. And Yet It Moves [For Galileo] (6:03) 4. [The Malignity Of Fate] (1:14) 5. Synchronize My Body Where My Mind Had Always Been [For Jalil Muntaqim] (7:49) 6. [Terrestrial Rebels] (1:56) 7. A Way Back To Myself [For Keith LaMar] (6:12) 8. The Promise I Made [For Joyce Ann Brown] (7:33) 9. [I Won’t Be Back, Ms. Susan Burton] (2:17) 10. Put It On A Poster [For Sandra Bland] (3:02) UPC: 197773000969Label: RopeadopeRelease Date: 10.20.23Format: CD
