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Skerebotte Fatta: Appaz
ByCaptured in studio November 2020 during the pandemic, Appaz is the duo's second release, and it follows Riders from the Ra (Creative Sources Recordings, 2018). The pair can also be heard on the excellent New Ghosts (Fortune, 2014) by the Infant Joy Quintet.
Yes, this duo has the holy spirit of 1960s' fire music burning in their souls. "Relya," of course for Albert Ayler, splutters notes with that chest thumping, paint peeling sound associated with jazz's holy ghost.
"Dyar," draws deeply from the blues, much like John Coltrane favored with Elvin Jones's pulse on the tubs. Małkowski draws lengthy and patient lines here and on "Not Xarb" (Anthony Braxton). The Charles Lloyd inspired "Dyoll" is an exalted prayer that reaches for higher and higher altitudes. The duo concludes with a tribute to Han Bennink with "Kinneb." Jan Małkowski opens on alto and finishes with soprano saxophone, but mostly lays out for Mokrzewski's animated and barely contained solo. In any language, backwards or forwards, fire music lives.
Track Listing
Retep Brö; Dyar; Relya; Appaz; Not Xarb; Dyoll; Kinneb.
Personnel
Jan Malkowski
saxophoneDominik Mokrzewski
drumsAlbum information
Title: Appaz | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: Fortune Productions
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