Quantum Trio, Baba Andrew Lamb & More

My music GPS keeps pointing to bassist Carlos Bica for riveting music. His new release I Am the Escaped One finds him heading in a different direction than the usual guitar trio. This time he's working with German saxophonist Daniel Erdmann and turntablist DJ Sonny James- Illvibe Collective. The result is captivating. Bica is now living in Germany but he's originally from Portugal. Another fine bassist from that country but living in Rotterdam—Gonçalo Almeida—figures prominently in two trio releases on the Clean Feed label: Cannicula Rosa One from The Selva and Opus Caementicum by Cement Shoes. From France, a track from a live trio set led by saxophonist Baba Andrew Lamb stirs up the improv pot.

There are more trios to check out as well: Michael Bisio, Kirk Knuffke & Fred Lonberg-Holm joined forces to create a moving tribute to the late Mike Panico, owner of Relative Pitch Records, while the Polish Quantum Trio debut their new release Red Fog, Stephan Crump, Ingrid Laubrock and Cory Smythe contribute a track from Channels, their latest on Intakt, and Russ Lossing with Michael Formanek and Gerald Cleaver turn familiar standards on Changes.

Add in music from the eclectic drummer & composer Sean Noonan and L.A. cornetist Dan Clucas and this show is a must-listen.

Playlist

• Anna Webber Septet " Clockwise" from Clockwise (Pi) 0:00
• Marilyn Mazur "New Secret" from Shamania (RareNoise) 6:50
• Host speaks 12:39
• Quantum Trio "Red Fog" from Red Fog (Emme) 14:41
• Waclaw Zimpel Quartet "Old Feet Feel Out The Path" from Stone Fog (For Tune) 23:39
• Russ Lossing "Barometer" from Changes (Steeplechase) 30:36
• Host speaks 35:09
• Carlos Bica "Caruma" from I Am The Escaped One (Clean Feed) 37:22
• Carlos Bica "Les Frigos" from I Am The Escaped One (Clean Feed) 43:53
• Jim Pepper "Marchant Le Chemin" from The Path (Yellowbird) 51:02
• Host speaks 59:06
• Stephan Crump, Ingrid Laubrock & Cory Smythe "Presence" from Channels (Intakt) 59:35
• Host speaks 1:10:24
• Baba Andrew Lamb "1a" from The Night Of the 13th Moon (Le Fondeur De Son) 1:11:28
• Dan Phillips "Progressive Waves" from Light At Depth (Lizard Breath) 1:27:20
• Host speaks 1:35:03
• Dan Clucas "Poppy" from Boojum Quartet (Self-released) 1:35:55
• Alexander Hawkins "We All Bleed" from Iron Into Wind (Intakt) 1:46:12
• Host speaks 1:50:07
• Sean Noonan "Boldly Going" from Tan Man's Hat (RareNoise) 1:51:59
• Hearing Things "Ideomotor" from Here's Hearing Things (Yeggs) 1:58:35
• Host speaks 2:03:46
• Hearing Things "Shadow Shuffle" from Here's Hearing Things (Yeggs) 2:04:4
• Michael Gregory Jackson "Clarity 3" from WHENUFINDITUWILLKNOW (Self-released) 2:08:45
• Christoph Irniger Pilgrim "Luce Oscura" from Crosswinds (Intakt) 2:15:13
• Host speaks 2:20:06
• Michael Bisio, Kirk Knuffke & Fred Lonborg-Holm "Sanctus" from Requiem For A New York Slice (Iluso) 2:21:36
• Cement Shoes "Opus Sectile" from Opus Caementicum (Clean Feed) 2:31:44
• Host speaks 2:37:50
• The Selva "Japa Titanium" from Canicula Rosa (Clean Feed) 2:38:57
• Michael Attias "Echoes 1 -Mauve" from Echos La Nuit (Out Of Your Head) 2:46:22
• Host speaks 2:50:35
• Tony Arco "Lioness" from Colors Of The Soul (UR) 2:51:29