Release Date: 03 November 2023
Label: Discus Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5051078003924
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
For his third Discus Music, towering free jazz saxophonist Paul Dunmall has brought together an absolutely incredible group of musicians, including saxophonists Soweto Kinch and Xhosa Cole, vibraphonist Corey Mwamba and drummer Hamid Drake. Four punchy compositions and one group improvisation allow everyone maximum space for expression and exciting interaction.
Recording session sponsor Tony Dudley-Evans writes: "The music was magnificent, full of energy and the name of the session, Bright Light A Joyous Celebration, captures the atmosphere of the occasion..... Each track was recorded in one take. Each saxophonist contributed amazing solos, but this was essentially an interactive group performance driven by Hamid's drums, Dave's bass and Corey's brilliantly judged contributions on the vibes."
The fact that Dunmall is able to bring such a group together for a session like this, where every musician is a bandleader / significant figure in their own right, is a perfect demonstration of the regard in which he is held.
Paul Dunmall: tenor and c soprano saxophones
Soweto Kinch: alto and tenor saxophones
Xhosa Cole: tenor saxophone
Corey Mwamba: vibraphone
Dave Kane: double bass
Hamid Drake: drums
Produced by Martin Archer & Corey Mwamba
Press:
"Dunmall has cultivated a gift for juggling abstraction and songlike shapes, punchily boppish tunes and free-collective maelstroms - stories that are sketched all over Bright Light a Joyous Celebration...The title track, whooping with the clamour of 60s South African townships, is the highlight of an exultantly conversational set inscribed with a multitude of post-Coltrane jazz stories." - **** The Guardian
"There is endless jubilation and good vibes going on here that make me and hopefully you smile when we listen to this treasure once and for all time." - Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery NYC
"Brings together incredible musicians to bring you fine improvised and composed jazz. Recommended!" - Jack Porcello, WAYO 104.3FM
Tracklisting
Army Of Briars
Keith Tippett & Matthew Bourne
Theo May's Odd Unit
Charlotte Keeffe
Ron Caines / Martin Archer Axis
Keith & Julie Tippett - Couple In Spirit
Stephen Grew
Martin Archer & Walt Shaw
Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, Philip Gibbs & Hamid Drake
Paul Dunmall, Matthew Bourne, Steve Davis & Dave Kane
Mark Anderson, Paul Dunmall, Phillip Gibbs & Tony Hymas
Fred Van Hove, Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers & Paul Lytton
Jim Dvorak, Paul Dunmall, Chris Mapp & Mark Sanders
Paul Dunmall, John Adams & Mark Sanders
Paul Dunmall, Matthew Bourne, Dave Kane & Steve Davis
