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George Haslam/Borah Bergman/Paul Hession: The Mahout

Read "The Mahout" reviewed by Ty Cumbie


On The Mahout, three well established musicians meet, almost for the first time, and produce an album from thin air. Yes, this is free improvisation in the age of instancy, but this is still a remarkably spontaneous product. According to the brief liner notes, the trio met for a beer, then recorded the next morning. Evidently it was only one beer—these men are no college kids, and the music reveals no trace of hangover. The title track, if anything, might ...

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Paul Hession - Simon H. Fell - Charles Wharf: Improvabilly

Read "Improvabilly" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Bassist/composer Simon H. Fell represents a significant force within Britain’s generally fertile improvisational scene. Yet, the artist has worked with Americans such as John Zorn (sax), Joey Baron (drums) and others, while also venturing into mainstream jazz and chamber frameworks. With this release, recorded in what the musicians refer to as a “dark and smelly room,” the trio’s freely concocted improvisations might be analogous to an action packed cinematic thriller. Besides the division of these works into sequentially oriented compositions, ...

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Lyndon Owen
saxophone, tenor

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

The Mahout

Slam Records
2004

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Improvabilly

Bruce's Fingers
2002

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Termite Two

Soul Note
1990

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