a caldera productions

The imprint a caldera is an anagram of the initials of Brown's four children’s names. In Spanish, a caldera is a cauldron or kettle. This seemed to him like a fitting metaphor for his work, as the process of music composition or performance is not so different from the process of cookery—writing or playing an engaging tune versus preparing a tasty stew. While success is never assured, both set out to be shared and enjoyed.

Rule of Three (Forthcoming)
Recorded:
November/December 2019; June/July 2024
To Be Released: 2025
Fareed Haque | Guitar
Bradley Williams | Piano
Phil Brown | Bass
Tom Hipskind | Drums/Percussion
Dick Kelley | Reeds
Bob Allison | Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Isaac Lausell | Guitar
Jimmy Beers | Drums
Tom Edgar | Piano
Mel Goot | Voice
Michael Wallace | Percussion

Rule of Three finds Brown back in action with most of the usual suspects, performing 11 of his originals. It’s a veritable panoply of moods and modes—spirited, ambiguous. quirky, noble, inquisitive, tranquil, inventive, enigmatic, retro, bittersweet, trendy—all masterfully rendered for the discerning ear. Keep calm and mind the groove.

Arkadia
Recorded: July 2012
Released: October 2014
Dick Kelly | Reeds
Bob Allison | Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Tim Pitchford | Trombone
Mel Goot | Piano
Phil Brown | Bass
Ron Coulter | Drums
Arkadia
7:16
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0qlwrkzeaezznydsbenun/arkadia.mp3?rlkey=o9dxo9h9e7ajnmc8qon2at9i6&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
Arkadia (Sample)
Neil's Notion
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/b3n0bpom4iax3xwnw82aj/neilsnotion.mp3?rlkey=xv7tv2ofa27rc49zsdzjrzqpq&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
Neil's Notion (Sample)
8:02
Amethyst Eyes
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ha9d7m8g8jybypvg1jjhi/amethyst_eyes.mp3?rlkey=so5ccbffhinon03a0h3x3vhfz&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
Amethyst Eyes (Sample)
6:22
Demage
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/golgqq4pbmq10j88tbwvz/demage.mp3?rlkey=87ka2yqrtnypb5clvfw5wjit7&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
Demage (Sample)
7:01
Habañera
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5blzgaalfv3djpqhx0m19/habanera.mp3?rlkey=s4ar9r1sy5bxw8mssu27avt67&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
Harañera (Sample)
5:19
Shakedown
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xnfbhonmgal0oflcnip2r/shakedown.mp3?rlkey=1j6f8kclvyqe7o23jliyocpw6&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
Shakedown (Sample)
5:26
In Black
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hr6j5e0cubm6i5pydcudf/inblack.mp3?rlkey=7v9qqw1etx2qfe4zylc6v3sn2&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
In Black (Sample)
7:01
And The People Said...
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jfj4ivqlwnsmx3iihffc5/and.mp3?rlkey=c5jsusyumspbsxhd156bs4kvf&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
And The People Said... (Sample)
6:47
Saudade
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/u7exvv1h6qk3dlvkp4y7z/saudade.mp3?rlkey=yietzdesutbonp8fusxx8jdgs&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
Saudade (Sample)
7:35
Changes We Can Believe In
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t3vxczkzd8toayomqxmav/changes.mp3?rlkey=z3p7m8sawftj93fadi7gxs1wv&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
Changes We Can Believe In (Sample)
4:22
Where Beauty Lies
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8ssrnhvier4y3zwrov43f/where.mp3?rlkey=53t7sdc53981uqme214fqjx5u&raw=1
Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet
Where Beauty Lies (Sample)
7:05
"Musically deep, harmonically rich [even luscious in spots]. Great writing, arranging and playing."

— Don Seybold
Host, Inside Jazz, WBAA, Purdue University

Arkadia is another of Brown's undertakings with the New Arts Jazztet presenting an appetizing selection of 11 originals, 10 by Brown. Imaginative, yet faintly familiar (or perhaps curiously beguiling) jazz recipes in a sequence of flavorful courses, all expertly prepared by these chefs du jazz, and served up with thoughtful care. Expect the unexpected.

Bright Side
Recorded: July 2006
Released: November 2009
Tyler Kuebler | Reeds
Bob Allison | Trumpet/Flugelhorn
‍Mel Goot | Piano
Phil Brown | Bass
Ron Coulter | Drums
Tom Hensold | Percussion
Bright Side
3:59
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fune066lj4to7cay6xz9a/01-brightside.mp3?rlkey=yn1s8iw8p8h31i1ohyng2exug&st=pky19zkr&raw=1
Phil Brown and the New Arts Jazztet
Bright Side (Sample)
Vaivén
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m0jyf2snhs7kjx76i1tes/02-Vaiven.mp3?rlkey=d5wq9533s18d089rxhsw0lfp3&st=hhvorm5m&raw=1
Phil Brown and the New Arts Jazztet
Vaivén (Sample)
5:07
Swank
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kkmlih9pcqgz0liq6s05k/03-Swank.mp3?rlkey=kie0e5rk48jyjohb3iplt2m5t&st=h2wo5mc6&raw=1
Phil Brown and the New Arts Jazztet
Swank (Sample)
8:49
Underdog
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bfkdufgy9hmonvpl22hkw/04-underdog.mp3?rlkey=p1qykg92olu7oi3amh4dei6ph&st=flazqxq4&raw=1
Phil Brown and the New Arts Jazztet
Underdog (Sample)
7:22
Sanctuary
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zuyhnznual2a77agb29o5/05-sanctuary.mp3?rlkey=fw1hqu7k8tsmzfa91h8i17xv5&st=93yf8c5r&raw=1
Phil Brown and the New Arts Jazztet
Sanctuary (Sample)
8:14
Sunk in Dars
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9n301h13gq8z0563s4pmx/06-sunkindars.mp3?rlkey=2jfiadu4euzhwkt9c084pygkc&st=d03ycsi3&raw=1
Phil Brown and the New Arts Jazztet
Sunk in Dars (Sample)
6:37
Sarah's Song
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dwpbpj53pqiwamxmh6xrv/07-sarahssong.mp3?rlkey=8qyj46bkl6ff4yielzgzfdyni&st=st2sm765&raw=1
Phil Brown and the New Arts Jazztet
Sarah's Song (Sample)
7:40
Kind of Blue
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ye5q57y5dbldz4pfvh0b7/08-kindofblue.mp3?rlkey=vs5aoo5jhpmsosdbbl6hmpfyp&st=nu1q7i2l&raw=1
Phil Brown and the New Arts Jazztet
Kind of Blue (Sample)
6:02
Bittersweet
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/av972xizsbej51137kwt2/09-bittersweet.mp3?rlkey=zd08hr4tkm8ow1s1canke8u1c&st=cis539gn&raw=1
Phil Brown and the New Arts Jazztet
Bittersweet (Sample)
6:38
To a Feyre Mayden
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/j8u3q68ktw9etyrpzwk38/10-toafeyremayden.mp3?rlkey=xcdsehdynitnyg5edyaadp5b9&st=xvcnkb27&raw=1
Phil Brown and the New Arts Jazztet
To a Feyre Mayden (Sample)
8:20
"Phil's music is as much fun to listen to as it is for the musicians to play. They obviously have a blast, and their warmth, groove and swing are highly contagious. Great feeling on both sides of the loudspeakers!"

— Jean-Michel Pilc

Bright Side once again features Brown with the New Arts Jazztet performing a program of 10 originals — 6 by Brown with contributions by each of 4 other NAJ members. The results are a kaleidoscope of fresh jazz sounds and friendly styles. It's all here — straightahead, Latin, mainstream, free, groove, funk... expressing a spectrum of different moods — intriguing, sultry, exuberant, evocative, insistent, meditative, witty, brooding...

Hope Street Saunter
Recorded: May 2001
Released: August 2003
Fareed Haque | Guitar
Bradley Williams | Piano
Phil Brown | Bass
Tom Hipskind | Drums
Walkup
7:10
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qhlxmlyayxa4jd3oec144/01-Walkup.mp3?rlkey=o01ci7yswki813qvmluiaisoq&st=vydrfq7v&raw=1
Phil Brown Quartet
Walkup (Sample)
To Soar
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/da67e55zt0jg6ukvj2acl/02-To-Soar.mp3?rlkey=7n2gzz5ca66o1wanu52xf6e4e&st=8ac4mte5&raw=1
Phil Brown Quartet
To Soar (Sample)
8:34
Hope Street Saunter
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yi8bdhk0btjgl2ofgfvfg/03-Hope-Street-Saunter.mp3?rlkey=0gncx2sya5ob8sqlxoz51vtxr&st=xg25oj6z&raw=1
Phil Brown Quartet
Hope Street Saunter (Sample)
7:57
Vesper
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qhzhkz9e7f1syhmeo1gj0/04-Vesper.mp3?rlkey=lx4vfa719t3c4l6yaa4b9oyym&st=t351h2fu&raw=1
Phil Brown Quartet
Vesper (Sample)
7:28
Invitation
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hc42bkew7lryrgof90y0v/05-Invitation.mp3?rlkey=tojdvqdm8efispcvwc6i49cu2&st=tln0ki5a&raw=1
Phil Brown Quartet
Invitation (Sample)
9:11
Tipica
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/k43mphdqk1p1as3x74kjs/06-Tipica.mp3?rlkey=81et29ai1dssvr8jqd3f26yef&st=sal9h44c&raw=1
Phil Brown Quartet
Tipica (Sample)
5:57
Dolphin Dance
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/btwkker0xgv0wurcicosz/07-Dolphin-Dance.mp3?rlkey=2sqobausmvj3brhfo27q0inob&st=ll0w5qvy&raw=1
Phil Brown Quartet
Dolphin Dance (Sample)
7:48
Llano
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/grkue6h9nq0cg0zbvvyqh/08-Llano.mp3?rlkey=c93dj9bmjdy78s1e3nyiik7ym&st=gntq247n&raw=1
Phil Brown Quartet
Llano (Sample)
8:10
"Beautiful. Outstanding music-making!"
— Bob Lark, Director of Jazz Studies, DePaul University
"What a great set of compositions and performances!""
— Jim and Laila O'Sullivan
Indiana State University

Hope Street Saunter is perhaps a celebration of spirit — the creative spirit that is expressed by four musicians, independently and collectively; the human spirit that is conveyed between the composer and the listener; the guiding spirit that is evident in the realization of this project; and of course, the Spirit that connects all things, and connects all things to the present. Spirited performances indeed!

Darkness Into Light
Recorded: April/May 2000
Released: August 2006
Bob Allison | Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Mel Goot | Keyboards/Percussion
Wayne Goodwin | Drums/Percussion
Steve Jacobson | Guitars
Phil Brown | Bass
Buddy Rogers | Reeds
Tom Hensold | Drums/Percussion
Waltz for Rachel
5:26
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y5mf9pevcfhvuceyk11n2/01-Waltz.mp3?rlkey=rpkv3b1ul43ali23jlgj186xz&st=7wbi49nf&raw=1
Phil Brown
Waltz for Rachel (Sample)
Four or Five
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jvt0qw57ctad1hmlkeknv/02-Four-Five.mp3?rlkey=20nnvgs1jnn7ra7io8d0lgjd4&st=8gjtmw5u&raw=1
Phil Brown
Four or Five (Sample)
4:36
Anatole
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mgyk94y1bcg0av68c9y4p/03-Anatole.mp3?rlkey=kqi2el2qzka1oi7vmhgup3a71&st=picuw1um&raw=1
Phil Brown
Anatole (Sample)
6:31
The Fan Man
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ecerqeulfsytyp3fzbrvj/04-Fan-Man.mp3?rlkey=2n2i3nz3ua3p91w53go8hjzlo&st=cd074ek9&raw=1
Phil Brown
The Fan Man (Sample)
6:02
Nowhere But Up
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8um3emar5u939jqn7qkse/05-Nowhere-Up.mp3?rlkey=no61lgvoxk4ltp0tn2xnrqdvd&st=kx8whdy9&raw=1
Phil Brown
Nowhere But Up (Sample)
4:18
Darkness Into Light
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mh4rxe93iybwgvmkzapib/06-Darkness-Light.mp3?rlkey=j0ypg0qzg65rtog341kccc7ai&st=fw9itrf0&raw=1
Phil Brown
Darkness Into Light (Sample)
6:02
Highland Girl
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sw653nuz5l5rjllwd4dzo/07-Highland-Girl.mp3?rlkey=0b7ufz3zeahhgw8i34609b2az&st=rq54a9hp&raw=1
Phil Brown
Highland Girl (Sample)
4:18
Woodshed
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dttfwjh4ru9lf48zb31jn/08-Woodshed.mp3?rlkey=d2gik5m08g4xaen9eo7lbh3eg&st=dnovhhlu&raw=1
Phil Brown
Woodshed (Sample)
5:51
Fenk Shui
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4sugh5plknq6iaczl4pgl/09-Fenk-Shui.mp3?rlkey=f3whcnf3f6hqzb9pdooe4oy89&st=o5klqfkp&raw=1
Phil Brown
Fenk Shui (Sample)
7:45
"The material is strong... I dig the bass sound and the playing."

— Delfeayo Marsalis

Darkness Into Light brings to mind a group of close friends who gather in good company. Conversation drifts from casual to serious, dark to light-hearted, upbeat to blue, serene to lively, and buttoned-down to funky. Like a proverbial fly on the wall, the listener will delight in eavesdropping on these unpretentious deliberations. Featuring FourOnSix, the New Arts Jazz Quartet, and guests, Buddy Rogers, reeds and Wayne Goodwin, drums.