A Pride of Lions

For those who doubt it, Joe McPhee reminds us: “Someone described the musician to me as follows: ‘Where does what he does come from? From the idea of making magic with the muses.’ Which pretty much embraces what we consider to be music.” And for this, Lazro reports, “The method has not changed (since it has borne such beautiful fruits): it is through open improvisation that music comes about, welcoming lyricism as much as abstraction, the pulsation that can border on silence, expressionism, and dream.” A bramble of breaths. A family, a political activity, a pride of lions. Excerpt from the liner notes

PERSONNEL:

• Joe McPhee (alto & soprano saxophones, pocket trumpet)
• Daunik Lazro (tenor & baritone saxophones)
• Joshua Abrams (double bass, guembri)
• Guillaume Séguron (double bass)
• Chad Taylor (drums, mbira )

Recorded live at International Jazzfestival Saalfelden on August 25th 2018

TRACKS:

• 01. An Unanswered Question ...... 34:33
• 02. An Unquestoned Answer ...... 12:14
• 03. Enough ...... 06:02