Artist: The Barry Altschul Quartet
Album: Irina
Genre: Free Jazz, Post-Bop
Label: Soul Note
Released: 1983
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Tap-A-Jack (Anderson) 7:56
- Irina (Altschul) 7:12
- Da Baron's Blues (Altschul) 8:17
- Sips (Altschul) 6:14
- Le Tango (Altschul) 7:42
- Jitterbug Waltz (Maltby, Waller) 9:11
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- Personnel:
- Barry Altschul - drums
- Mark Helias - bass
- Enrico Rava - trumpet, flugelhorn
- John Surman - baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
Drummer Barry Altschul leads a particularly interesting quartet on this date (reissued on CD) that also includes trumpeter Enrico Rava, John Surman on baritone and soprano, and bassist Mark Helias. The music (three Altschul originals, a song apiece from Helias and Ray Anderson, plus Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz") finds the pianoless group sounding halfway between the Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker Quartet and the late-'50s Ornette Coleman/Don Cherry group. Among the highlights are Anderson's "Tap-A-Jack," Altschul's "Da Baron's Blues," and Helias' humorous "Le Tango." The advanced and passionate solos (Rava sounds much more high-powered than normal) and the close communication between the four highly individual improvisers make this a notable and highly recommended release.