These five short solo saxophone tracks are slightly different from anything you've heard before.
The idea behind this, especially Songs of the Martyrs, was directly inspired by experiencing and listening to Psalm singing live, on the Isle of Lewis, in the Scottish Hebrides; music, which is one of the branches of 'call and response'.
About Tommy Smith
Born in 1967, Edinburgh. In 1983 Chick Corea recommended Tommy Smith to Gary Burton; he joined his group. Recording over 30 solo albums for Blue Note, Linn, ECM, Spartacus Records, touring 50+ countries, performing with Arild Andersen, Edwin Morgan, John Scofield, Jaco Pastorius, Trilok Gurtu, Dizzy Gillespie. In 2019, he was awarded an OBE for services to jazz from HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
1. Perotin 01:45
2. Amoris 01:20
3. Procurans 02:44
4. Montrose 02:34
5. Song of the Martyrs 02:17
Tommy Smith - Tenor Saxophone
