[Ahmed] Pays Tribute to a Titan of Islamic Jazz: “An eruption of cyclic motifs, pounding clusters, and insistent grooves, [Ahmed]’s
Nights On Saturn is an inspired reimagining of
Ahmed Abdul-Malik’s pioneering Arabic jazz. It’s the third album from the Anglo-French quartet, which consists of pianist
Pat Thomas, alto saxophonist
Seymour Wright, bassist
Joel Grip, and drummer
Antonin Gerbal, and their first for American label
Astral Spirits—timely recognition for one of the most adventurous groups in contemporary music. A singular musician, the Oxford-based Thomas has been active since the 1980s, bringing his avant-garde pianism and wild electronics to collaborations with
Derek Bailey,
Lol Coxhill,
Orphy Robinson and
Irreversible Entanglements, whose bassist
Luke Stewart provides the sleeve notes to
Nights On Saturn. ...”
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