nachdem gypsy mich mit einem livedokument der hammond-coleman-lancaster-fataah-band versorgt hat, in dem (neben einer parker-nummer für coleman und einem hymnischen coltrane-medley für coleman & lancaster) vor allem die stücke dieses albums drauf sind, habe ich das endlich mal wieder eingelegt. ich liebe ja das trio-album PERSPICUITY (hammond-coleman-fataah) noch mehr, aber die kombination mit lancaster hier ist unfassbar toll – wie altes und neues, hymnisches und zerebrales fast unmerklich ineinander übergehen, in einem saxofonton nur. david adler fasst den rest hervorragend zusammen:
This import reissue documents the early stirrings of M-Base. Drummer Doug Hammond leads an odd ensemble of drums, two alto saxes (Steve Coleman and Byard Lancaster, who doubles on flute), occasional piano (Kirk Lightsey), and cello (Muneer Abdul Fataah). Steve Coleman contributes four of the 11 compositions, including the brief but powerful „Uhren,“ which a few years later would lead off the Dave Holland Quintet’s Seeds of Time album. Hammond was practically a sixth member of Holland’s group of the time, contributing a number of fine compositions. „Figit Time,“ which ends this session and also Holland’s 1987 classic The Razor’s Edge, is a good example. There’s a marked Dolphy-esque flavor to this band, with their alto/flute/cello constellation bringing Out There to mind on occasion. But the heady rhythmic concepts of Hammond and Steve Coleman were a whole new thing.
(hier soliert leider nur coleman.)
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