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Paul Dunmall, Percy Pursglove, Olie Brice, Jeff Williams: Palindromes
by John Sharpe
Bassist Olie Brice had an inkling that it might be worthwhile introducing two of his collaborators who had never played together before, British reed titan Paul Dunmall and American drummer Jeff Williams. It proves devastatingly correct on Palindromes. They unite, together with trumpeter Percy Pursglove, on a collective live album--recorded at London's Cafe Oto, in February 2020, during a short tour--which dazzles at every turn. Williams, a veteran of bands with the likes of Dave Liebman, Stan ...
read moreOctets and Octopi
by Patrick Burnette
Hooray—we've made it alive through 2020 and through eight seasons of this podcast, too. To celebrate the big “eighth" (the internet claims it's bronze and pottery for that anniversary, should you want to send gifts) we talk about half that many jazz octets, and throw in an album named after a funky sea-creature as a bonus. In pop matters, Harry Nilsson's alternate takes and Italian prog get brief look-ins.Playlist Discussion of Rod Levitt's album Dynamic Sound Patterns (Riverside) ...
read morePaul Dunmall's Sunship Quartet: John Coltrane 50th Memorial Concert At Cafe Oto
by John Sharpe
If John Coltrane had lived he would have been 90 in July 2019. It's fair to say that there has been no saxophonist anywhere near as influential since his passing in 1967. To mark the 50th anniversary of his death, percussionist Mark Wastell organized a concert headlined by two affirmed devotees of the great reedman, namely Paul Dunmall, leading his Sun Ship Quartet, and special guest Alan Skidmore, at London's esteemed Cafe Oto. This splendid double CD captures the entire ...
read morePaul Dunmall Brass Project: Maha Samadhi
by Alberto Bazzurro
Suite in cinque movimenti, per lo più generosi (quattro superano i dodici minuti), dedicata al mistico indiano del diciannovesimo secolo Sri Ramakrishna e incisa al conservatorio di Birmingham nel giungo 2016, Maha Samadhi vede l'iperproduttivo Paul Dunmall alla testa di un ensemble al cui interno il suo trio si abbina a una brass section di sette elementi, riandando (dichiaratamente) ad analoghe esperienze di quel John Coltrane che il tenorista inglese ha ripetutamente omaggiato in questi ultimi anni (spesso in compagnia ...
read moreBarker / Dunmall / Dahl: Luddite
by Glenn Astarita
This is the second album emanating from celebrated British saxophonist, Paul Dunmall's 2012 visit to New York City, performing at the Vision Festival, and follows his initial 2013 appearance for New Atlantis Records on a date led by guitarist Edward Ricart, titled Chameleon. Hence, top New York City-based improvisers, drummer Andrew Barker and bassist Tim Dahl--the latter appearing on three tracks, lend their faculties for a set that poses a myriad of irregular rhythmic explorations. And while Dunmall's explosive tenor ...
read morePaul Dunmall e il Questionario di Proust
by Paolo Peviani
All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Paul Dunmall: Ricca di passione e profondamente sentita. AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. P.D. Che riusciamo a lavorare tutti insieme con intensità e umiltà. AAJ: Come musicista, il momento in cui sono stato più felice. P.D. Sono sempre felice. Quando suono non ci sono momenti speciali. AAJ: Come musicista, il ...
read morePaul Dunmall - Tony Bianco: Thank You to John Coltrane
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sessantuno minuti e rotti dedicati alla memoria di uno dei numi tutelari della musica afro-americana. Titolari di questa incisione sono Paul Dunmall e Tony Bianco. Cominciamo subito con un accenno aneddotico: sembra persino ovvio che il disco di riferimento - quando si parla di Coltrane sperimentale in duo - sia il fondamentale Interstellar Space che il sassofonista newyorkese incise negli ultimi mesi della sua vita con il batterista Rashied Ali. Il set di percussioni utilizzato da Rashied per quella storica ...
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