Beingness by Dave Liebman, Billy Hart, Adam Rudolph

''Beingness is the source of inspiration which moves silence towards its manifestations as form in sound. Each gesture animates in the infinite space between thought and non-thought awareness. The fluidity of spontaneous sonic projections reflect the esssential being of nature, which is change'' - Adam Rudolph

''A voyage from the Corner to the Cosmos. As the tracks titles reveal, there's a connection to the authentic spiritual search and devotional imperative in jazz that goes all the way back to John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. It suggests an urgent call to engage in real inner work. Far galaxies become facets of the eternal soul. The macrocosm becomes the microcosm. It's the only Journey left to make''
The Wire - Daniel Spicer

''The spontaneously-composed material on Beingness suggests the vast soundscape of a lost continent, maybe coming nearer to Pangaea or Panthalassa than Miles ever got. It’s truly the music of ‘the ancestors’, whilst never losing its ties to jazz: Liebman consistently conjures up powerful melodies from nowhere (with occasional unmistakable but maybe unintended nods to ‘Bitches Brew’), while Hart and Rudolph’s percussion dialogues ebb and flow.''
Sounds Of Surprise - Matt Philips

''In an era when jazz recordings often prioritize polish over risk, Beingness feels monumental. It is raw and refined, cerebral and soulful, ancient and new. With the passing of Wayne Shorter, the jazz world has lost one of its great seers, but this album makes one thing clear: those who hold the keys to this lineage of deep musical knowledge are still with us, still creating, still evolving. And on Beingness, they have given us a masterwork that doesn't just belong to 2025, it stands outside of time.'' Paris Move - Thierry De Clemensat

"...this is a spiritual listen, a spiritual improv - jazz , that is, and obviously everything heard here is passed through the knowledge and psyche of the three instrumentalists, who play surrendered in a state ... somewhere between prayer and ecstasy."
Diskoryxeion - Phontas Troussas

''Liebman's instinctual, whispery use of wood flutes, Rudolph's world influences, and Hart's innate rhythms provide Beingness with an overall sense of timelessness, the past as present, the distant as near. "Beingness," "Refractions," "Transparent to Transcendence," "Remembering the Future," "Mystique," are all spontaneous salutations from the elders to the generations they have bequeathed. Trippy and beautiful.'' all about jazz - Mike Jurkovic



Dave Liebman plays Keilworth saxophones, Alexander reeds and LeBayle saxophone mouthpiece
Dakha de Bello slit drum made by Juno Lewis, courtesy of James Mtume
credits
released May 23, 2025

Dave Liebman: soprano saxophone, wood flutes
Billy Hart: drum set
Adam Rudolph: handrumset (kongos, djembe, tarija), piano, thumb pianos, keyboards, gongs, dakha de bello, live electronic processing, percussion

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