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The Workers: Altbüron
ByThe music is credited to all four players and has the hallmarks of free improv. The sole forty-three-minute track, which shares its title with the album itself, documents an entire set during which each player gets plenty of opportunities to show what they can do, and do whatever they please. Inevitably, given the line-up, the saxophones tend to predominate, ably supported by the bass and drums which go way beyond the role of a conventional rhythm section; both Weber and Huber find plenty of space in which to demonstrate their formidable skills, solo or in tandem, without ever losing sight of their key support role.
That is fortunate as Leimgruber and Ziegele take obvious delight in roaming free and feeding off one another, with ideas and responses being batted back and forth between them, sometimes with thrillingly anarchic results. Occasionally, the music is punctuated by short vocal interjections from Ziegele which sound very '60s, taking the form of recitations or blank verse, in each case very well framed by drums and bass in particular.
Given that this is the first recording of a new group, it is rather too early to unduly praise or damn them; suffice to say that Altbüron contains more than enough fine music to suggest The Workers will be a group to watch out for. Although the quartet does have rough edges, they do not need to be smoothed down, as they are a key part of the group's appeal. In a nutshell, The Workers work...
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Altbüron
Personnel
Urs Leimgruber
saxophone, sopranoOmri Ziegele
saxophone, altoChristian Weber
bassAlex Huber
drumsAdditional Instrumentation
Omri Ziegele: voice, flute.
Album information
Title: Altbüron | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: Wide Ear Records
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Instrument: Saxophone, soprano
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