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ARTIST
TITLE
Exit Athens/Beg, Borrow, Play
FORMAT
7"

LABEL
CATALOG #
ATA 030EP ATA 030EP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
3/28/2025

Originally released in 2023. ATA Records present this double A-side from The Sorcerers featuring, on the flip, the first release by The Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble. "Exit Athens" marks the start of a new era for The Sorcerers. Continuing their investigations of Ethio-Jazz and '60s and '70s European library music, the group is now formed around Joost Hendrickx (Kefaya, Shatner's Bassoon, Abstract Orchestra), Richard Ormrod (saxes, flute, and keys) and ATA label head, bassist Neil Innes. "Exit Athens" features a driving funk engine room combined with exotic percussion, vintage keyboards, and the classic Addis Ababa combination of vibes, flute and oh-so-solid horns. Channeling the maximal, saturated aesthetic of '70s exploitation thrillers, The Sorcerers hope this sound will have you on the edge of your seat throughout! On the AA side, "Beg, Borrow, Play" marks the debut of The Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble. The Outer Worlds series was conceived to feature visiting soloists who have made a beeline to ATA in search of a specific setting for their material. "Beg, Borrow, Play" kicks this off with ATA veteran Chip Wickham on baritone sax, and a slice of jazz exotica that owes as much to New Orleans Street Beat as to the Eastern moods of artists like Yusef Lateef and Ahmed Abdul-Malik. The result is loose and limber, with horns reminiscent of classic Art Ensemble of Chicago, and will appeal to fans of contemporary Afro-Futurist fusions as much as to devotees of the more esoteric side of '60s Blue Note, or early Hi-Life.