Release Date: 04 February 2022
Label: Discus Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5051078991825
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Free jazz in the tradition of the black American avant garde.
"I have wanted to make a trio recording - that simplest and yet most demanding configuration for any saxophone player - for many years, but had been unable to decide who the other players should be. It was only when I heard Michael's solo work that I realised that his approach to the bass, combined with Walt's textural playing, would make the foundation which I was looking for. I wanted a trio sound where the saxophone could inhabit the music from within - as opposed to riding upfront in the role of the soloist hero. However, I chose to play mainly tenor saxophone, (supplemented occasionally by sopranino and saxello) to maximise the contrast between jazzier horn lines versus the more abstract playing from the other instruments. Anyhow, grand concept aside, once we met we just played all day, using some simple notated and graphic scores, plus some ideas generated on the spot. We hope you enjoy the resulting sounds." - Martin Archer.
Martin Archer: tenor and sopranino saxophones, saxello
Michael Bardon: double bass, cello
Walt Shaw: drums and percussion
Tracklisting
Army Of Briars
Keith Tippett & Matthew Bourne
Laura Jurd & Paul Dunmall
Theo May's Odd Unit
Charlotte Keeffe
Ron Caines / Martin Archer Axis
Keith & Julie Tippett - Couple In Spirit
The Exu
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu
