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The Sweetness Of The Water

Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2004
Track listing: Track Four; Quintet; Lata; Duo; Track One; Inlet; Track Two; Autumn

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Spring Heel Jack: The Sweetness of the Water

Read "The Sweetness of the Water" reviewed by James Taylor


After two successful group improv albums—one with American avant gardists and the other with their British counterparts—and a brilliant live album uniting the two, Spring Heel Jack offers creative music fans The Sweetness of the Water, the group's fourth on Matthew Shipp’s eclectic Blue Series imprint at Thirsty Ear. The latest release from ...

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Spring Heel Jack: The Sweetness of the Water

Read "The Sweetness of the Water" reviewed by Rex  Butters


Spring Heel Jack’s previous Thirsty Ear disc captured a live performance with Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Evan Parker, and others, creating dense grooves that some compared to the churning thickness of early ‘70s Miles. Their new release has them at times light as sunbeam lint, possibly a result of guest Wadada Leo Smith’s input—the structure is ...

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Spring Heel Jack: The Sweetness Of The Water

Read "The Sweetness Of The Water" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Spring Heel Jack is the brainchild of British musicians John Coxon and Ashley Wales, who have collaborated with jazz musicians to create a new fusion of free jazz and electronica. On The Sweetness Of The Water , Coxon and Wales merge their keyboards, guitars, and sound sculptures with the acoustic quartet of trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, ...

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Spring Heel Jack: The Sweetness of the Water

Read "The Sweetness of the Water" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


John Coxon and Ashley Wales (together known as Spring Heel Jack) have stirred the stimulus of several musicians, their bed of bass and drums and electronics being the take-off point. They do so once more with their fourth outing in Thirsty Ear's Blue Series, this time with the indelibly persuasive presence of Wadada Leo Smith and ...


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