Brian Blade LIFECYCLES Volumes I & II: Now! and Forevermore Honoring Bobby Hutcherson Numbered Limited Edition 3LP

Brian Blade's band, titled LIFECYCLES, is a group that was formed by three members of Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band in 2001, comprised of six musicians living in the New York City metropolitan area at the time and performing under the name Subterranean Sextet, featuring drummer Brian Blade, pianist Jon Cowherd, saxophonist Myron Walden, vibraphonist and vocalist Monte Croft, guitarist John Hart and bassist Doug Weiss. Back in 2001, the sextet mostly played in underground night clubs around Manhattan, but there were various festival appearances throughout the country.

All the members of the band had composed music specifically for the ensemble, but unfortunately, they did not record, until now. Fast forward to the present day, there was the decision to re-establish and expand the band to include percussionist Rogerio Boccato and to finally record the original compositions and the music of one of their heroes, the great vibraphonist, marimbist and composer Bobby Hutcherson.

LIFECYCLES had hoped to record with Bobby Hutcherson, but sadly, he passed away in August of 2016.

As a result of this loss to the world, the band felt that no more time should be taken for granted and decided to honor Bobby's memory by recording several compositions he wrote and recorded, along with the entirety of the album NOW!, recorded in 1969 and released in 1970.