A suite inspired by Eduardo Galeano’s Memory Of Fire — a history of the Americas told through indigenous myths and the accounts of European colonizers.
The wonderful pianist with Ron Miles on cornet, Liberty Ellman on guitar, Stomu Takeishi on bass, and Tyshawn Sorey on drums, ranging through Pan-Americana, hardcore jazz, the blues, and African and Eastern elements.
Staunch Myra admirers, us lot, ever since her first Hat Huts.
A trio recording live in 1993, with Lindsay Horner on bass and Reggie Nicholson on drums, throwing down thrillingly engaging iterations of classic blues, jump and stride in the manner of contemporaries like Cecil Taylor and Horace Silver.
One of the great piano jazz albums. Hotly recommended.
The pianist’s Fire and Water Quintet, with Mary Halvorson, Tomeka Reid, Ingrid Laubrock, and Susie Ibarra.