Steve State

Saturday, June 18, 2005

The Sweetness of the Water

All About Jazz (a Californian magazine, I think) has a PDF review of the criminally underpromoted Spring Heel Jack's The Sweetness of the Water here on pages 9/10.It mentions Sander and Edwards again who are coming back to haunt me, it seems, daily (see here).
Sweetness of the Water has John Coxon and Ashley Wales at times light as sunbeam
lint, possibly a result of guest Wadada Leo Smith’s input - the structure more
like a Smith project, or even Evan Parker’s Electro-Acoustic Ensemble.
Collaborators also include veteran rhythm section John Edwards, double bass,
Mark Sanders, drums and timpani, and the returning Evan Parker, reeds. Occupying
a familiar crux point between hyper-melodic and tuneless, Parker warbles
circular breath over Coxon’s glowing vibraphone. Coxon and Wales continue to
prove themselves flexible and supportive hosts for some of improvised music’s
most adventurous voyagers.
The issue also gives a mention to Spring Heel jack's monthly club night Moposmoso at
The Red Rose Club,129 Seven Sisters Road, North London, N7 7QG on page 14.

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