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War Stories​-​Remastered

by J. Kimo Williams

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    Only 20 (NFTs) will be manufactured.

    Music by a Vietnam Veteran with first-hand accounts relating to his service in the War. This music (album) will be highly collectible in the coming years as we are losing more and more Veterans who fought in Vietnam.

    This is a double album Vinyl remastered release of the first J. Kimo Williams Jazz-Fusion BigBand-Rock project that features primarily instrumental music written for his Jazz-Fusion ensemble, reflecting the memories of his tour as a soldier in the Vietnam War.

    Includes unlimited streaming of War Stories-Remastered via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    edition of 20 
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      $250 USD or more 

     

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Stolen Butterflies (Remastered) 07:17
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2.
The Life And Death of Life (Remastered) 06:41
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Bleath (Remastered) 08:31
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Opizmes (Remastered) 04:12
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Ton Raw (Remastered) 04:40
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Ask Me Not - Audio Commentary from J. Kimo Williams - Ask Me Not (Remastered) 10:42
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Fique (Remastered) 04:55
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Walking With Your Sot (Remastered) 06:46
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Red Summer 1919, ACT II - Scene 3: If 7 Was 4 It Would Not Matter

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J. Kimo Williams releases a remastering of his Jazz-Fusion Big-band Rock project titled War Stories featuring Jazz-Fusion instrumental music.

This is a remastered digital release and physical USB and Vinyl release of the first J. Kimo Williams Jazz-Fusion BigBand-Rock project that features instrumental music written for his Jazz Fusion ensemble, reflecting the memories of his tour as a soldier in the Vietnam War.

Instrumentalists have included Mike Stern, Michael Brecker, Victor Bailey, Tim Landers, Vinnie Colaiuta, Kenwood Dennard, Rob Williams, Alex Wurman, Rich Ruttenberg, Carol Williams; Jim Odgren, Orbert Davis, Hank Roberts, Michael Levine, Jamie Glaser, Richard Gibbs, Joe Pusateri, Kenwood Dennard, and many others.

Williams' music is complex yet accessible, offering listeners a raw fusion of Rock, Jazz, and Classical styles. His inspiration stems primarily from the 19th-century Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky, who wrote music as a form of expression rather than a demonstration of virtuosity. War Stories, written after he graduated from Berklee College of Music and within the first few years of Williams' return from the war, is a testament to this technique.

Williams views his music as a photographic album, inviting listeners to visualize each piece as if looking through photographs in a photo album. Notable tracks include "Ton Raw," which opens with the sounds of war and a passing helicopter, and "Bleath," (with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkelwhich addresses innocent casualties of the war and features a powerful saxophone solo by Carol Williams.

War Stories received a 4.5-star review from Downbeat magazine.

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released March 25, 2023

Tim Landers-Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta-Drums
Rich Ruttenburg-Keys
Victor Bailey-Bass
Kenwood Dennard-Drums
Ernie Denov-Guitar
Rob Williams-Guitar
Alex Wurman-Keys
Joe Pausateri-Percussion
Jim Odgren-Alto Saxes
Carol Williams-Flute/Tenor Saxes/Bari Sax
Dianne White-Trumpets
Bruce Otto-Trombones
Morna Roberts-Violins
Liz Stien-violins
Perry Smiar-violas
Mara Leonard-Cellos
Dennis Connors-Cello
Judy Hanna-Contra Bass

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J. Kimo Williams Shepherdstown, West Virginia

J. Kimo Williams attended Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1973 to 1976 and honed his skills as a composer, blending jazz and classical elements in his compositions. The ensemble, consisting of 22 musicians including strings, brass, woodwinds, guitar, keyboards, and percussion, creating high-energy music that blends rock and jazz. Special guests includes Vinnie Colaiuta and Michael Brecker ... more

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