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RR 123173CD
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('Oleo') and John Coltrane ('Mr. P.C.'). His alto and soprano lines remain faithful to bop's core, yet each track brims with modern twists: a playful siren-like motif, a free soprano/drums duet, polytonal shifts in 'Oleo.' At its center, the title piece is a solo-sax tour de force: 'perpetual' via circular breathing, 'groove' from deep African-American roots, and echoes of Roland Kirk, Roscoe Mitchell, minimalism, and industrial sonorities. Watson's parallel work with Sam Rivers and the 29th Street Saxophone Quartet underscores his experimental drive. Joining Watson are three Italian talents -- Piero Bassini, Attilio Zanchi, and Giampiero Prina -- whose provincial origins belie their cosmopolitan artistry. Together, they embody jazz's global, boundary-crossing spirit. Though Watson reconvened them on later Red Records projects, Perpetual Groove remains singular in its vibrant blend of tradition, innovation, and international collaboration."
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RR 123184LP
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"In the competent liner notes edited by Mark Gilbert, the deputy editor of the English Jazz Journal International, the emphasis is placed among other things on the flawless integration of the components of the Open Form Trio 'greater than the sum of their individual talents.' The maturity achieved by the three, individually and especially collectively, allows Watson to deploy all his saxophone artistry, which is indebted (and how could it be otherwise?) to the immortal lesson of Parker, but which through Jackie McLean and Cannonball, and generally the post-Coltranian, reinvents a language that is somewhat archetypal. Hand numbered limited edition, 180 grams, black vinyl cut and pressed at Pallas."
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