75 Dollar Bill is a musical duo formed in
New York City
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in 2012. Its members are Che Chen (
guitar
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), formerly of
True Primes, and Rick Brown (
drums
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), formerly of
V-Effect and
Curlew.
described their music as displaying "a certain kind of formal fullness and technical freedom," which he said has helped introduce
jazz
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to a new generation.
[ Other critics have noted that their music shows signs of ]Mauritania
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n influences, because Chen studied Moorish music in Mauritania with Jheich Ould Chighaly in 2013. Their first full-length album, ''Wooden Bag'', was released in 2015 by Other Music Recording Company. Their second album, ''Wood/Metal/Plastic/Pattern/Rhythm/Rock'', was released in 2016 on the Los Angeles
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-based label Thin Wrist
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.
For their 2019 album, ''I Was Real'', they expanded to a larger ensemble of players, which the Guardian described as "adding yet more depth to their placeless, gripping grooves". Since then they have self-released a series of live recordings through Bandcamp, including ''Power Failures'' and the ''Social Music at Troost'' series.
Discography
*''Wooden Bag'' (2015, Other Music)
*''Wood/Metal/Plastic/Pattern/Rhythm/Rock'' (2016, Thin Wrist)
*''I Was Real'' (2019, Thin Wrist)
References
External linksBandcamp
2012 establishments in New York City
Musical groups from New York City
Musical groups established in 2012
American musical duos
Jazz musicians from New York (state)
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