Elton Dean, Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, Tony Bianco - Remembrance (2013)

NoBusiness Records: NBCD 59-60
http://www.nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD59-60.php



* Elton Dean: alto saxophone (2, 4)
* Paul Dunmall: tenor saxophone (1, 2)
* Paul Rogers: bass
* Tony Bianco: drums

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_Dean
http://www.pauldunmall.com/
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-rogers-mn0000026567
http://www.tonybianco.f9.co.uk/

CD 1
1. Trio I (Dunmall / Rogers / Bianco) 23'27"
2. Quartet (Dean / Dunmall / Rogers / Bianco) 37'32"

CD 2
1. Duo (Rogers / Bianco) 28'30"
2. Trio II (Dean / Rogers / Bianco) 26'01"

Recorded 9th February, 2004 at Steam Room Studios, London
Recording engineer Jon Wilkinson


Reviews

By Tim Niland
http://www.jazzandblues.blog...dunmall-paul-rogers-and.html

Alto saxophonist Elton Dean was a powerful member of the British progressive
music scene from free jazz through his work with Soft Machine and its
offshoots. Recorded in London during 2004 this is a stellar collective session
with Paul Dunmall on tenor saxophone, Tony Bianco on drums and Paul Rogers on
bass. This double disc set is made up of four lengthy performances featuring
different configurations of musicians. "Trio I" opens the album with the
Dean/Rogers/Bianco unit, where Dean's alto weaves notes in calamitous fashion
along with with brooding bowed bass and agile drumming. Rogers' dexterous bowed
bass adds a dark texture to the music, and coupled with Bianco's unpredictable
drumming they make for a formidable pair. Paul Dunmall's dusky and yearning
tenor joins the fray on "Quartet" using his brawny stature to develop a
muscular and lean approach. The music on this performance develops some very
exciting interplay of horns with thick throbbing bass and powerfully rhythmic
drumming providing even more energy. Alto and tenor saxophones mix and match
with varying hues, creating music that is capable of ferocious power and
intensity even thought there is little or no pre-composed material. The horns
are stripped out on "Duo" leaving Rogers and Bianco to develop a bass and drums
conversation that is very impressive in variety and elasticity of
movement. Things come full circle with the concluding "Trio II" developing an
amalgamation of the discipline and refinement that builds to a thrilling
collective finale.

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By John Sharpe
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/...ds-review-by-john-sharpe.php

By Grego Applegate Edwards
http://www.gapplegatemusicre...n-dean-remembrance-2004.html

By John Eyles
http://www.squidsear.com/cgi...ews/newsView.cgi?newsID=1663