Billy Bang - Da Bang! [CD]

Da Bang! Was recorded in February 2011 just two months before the master violinist Billy Bang succumbed to cancer. In this final session the Billy Bang Group featured one extended composition by Bang Daydreams, as well as compositions by some of Bang's favorite musicians including Barry Altschul Don Cherry Ornette Coleman Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins. For Da Bang! The Billy Bang Group featured legendary trombonist Dick Griffin as well as Bang's regular accompanists in his final period pianist Andrew Bemkey bassist Hilliard Greene and drummer Newman Taylor-Baker.