David Wertman

• 2 LP SET

Earthly Delights’ is a forgotten 1978 free-jazz masterpiece by bass player, composer and improviser David Wertman, alongside his Sun Ensemble

Earthly Delights is perhaps best described as loosely composed, or highly improvised, depending on where you stand on such subjective matters. Containing just 4 compositions, ‘Earthly Delights’ explores man’s relationship with nature; at times subtle and delicate, at times wide and sweeping in its gestures. The record’s spiritual message is conveyed by heartfelt, virtuoso performances from all six players, drifting together seamlessly from one sonic wave to the next.

PERSONNEL:

• JOHN HAGEN, tenor & soprano sax
• DAVID SWERDLOVE, alto & soprano sax
• GREG WALL, baritone sax
• DAVID WERTMAN, bass
• JAY CONWAY, drums
• JOHN SPRAGUE Jr, flutes and percussion
• JOHN ZIEMAN, synthesizer

Recorded inAmherst, Mass, May 1978

TRACKS:

• SIDE A: Earthly Delights
• SIDE B: Relations
• SIDE C: Oh John Love Trane
• SIDE D: Clear Air Dancer