Adam Fairhall, Mark Hanslip & Johnny Hunter
Release Date: 06 August 2021
Label: EFPI Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060608700097
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Featuring a selection of Manchester's top improvisers, Revival Room is comprised of three musicians closely associated with the Efpi family, and with the city's burgeoning creative improvised music scene: Adam Fairhall (organ), Mark Hanslip (tenor saxophone), and Johnny Hunter (drums).
The band is the culmination of a series of long-held friendships: often playing together in various combinations in other projects, the trio were drawn together by shared principles of collaboration. "It's a genuinely cooperative band, where we all have an equal say", Mark explains. This deeply creative debut album is the sound of a group at once bedding in and breaking out.
The organ trio format has a rich and varied history. The iconic sound of the Hammond organ has historically graced an array of genres, inspiring performers from Larry Young to Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Yet the format has often been overlooked as a medium for exploration, particularly as a vehicle for improvisation and free playing. Revival Room are on a mission to change that, following such contemporary organists as Alexander Hawkins, John Medeski and Daniel Formo. As Adam notes; "I'd been exploring other keyboard instruments for a few years, and the Hammond organ was one that I was trying to get into. I needed to play with people, and Johnny and Mark are both great at jazz, but also have a very inclusive perspective on improv too. The idea was that we tried to explore the possibilities of an organ trio in improvisation, bringing in non-jazz vocabularies as well as referencing parts of the tradition."
That combination of tradition and exploration becomes an important guiding principle for the group. Thoroughly acquainted with the musical languages of not just organ trios, but the entire post-bop vernacular, Revival Room spin vibrant new tunes with a distinct sound in this exciting study of the format.
Tracklisting
Beats & Pieces Big Band
Johnny Hunter Quartet
Let Spin
Richard Jones Trio
Silence Blossoms
Quadraceratops
Let Spin
Let Spin
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra
Elaine Delmar
Ross McHenry
Open Thread (Peggy Lee, Julien Wilson, Theo Carbo, Dylan van der Schyff)
Antonio Farao
Mark Guiliana
Nigel Price Organ Trio
Conrad Herwig
