Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Heath Watts / M.J. Williams / Nancy Owens / Blue Armstrong - Sensoria (LEO RECORDS 2018)


The free improvisations of Watts, Williams, Owens, and Armstrong provide a mixture of intensity, subtlety, lushness, and beauty on Sensoria that will reward repeated listening. Following the critical acclaim of Bright Yellow With Bass (LR 758), Sensoria is Heath Watts' third release on Leo Records and his first release with a quartet. These improvisations are simultaneously delicate and intense. They requiry deep listening, communication, empathy and selflessness. This was a leaderless session; each musician brought her or his experiences, methods and ideas to the summit, but each was willing to compromise instantaneously to make the improvisation stronger.

Design [Cover Design By] – Brandi Watts
Double Bass [Acoustic Double Bass] – Blue Armstrong
Liner Notes [English] – Ann Tappan, Blue Armstrong, Heath Watts
Producer [Produced By] – Heath Watts, Leo Feigin
Recorded By [Recording By], Mixed By [Mixing By], Mastered By [Mastering By] – Dory Ritrovato
Soprano Saxophone, Voice – Heath Watts
Trombone, Piano, Melodica, Voice – M.J. Williams (2)
Violin – Nancy Owens (3)

1 Slow Weave 5:29
2 Vim 6:29
3 Festooned 7:06
4 Parallels and Polarities 9:28
5 Kif-Kif 3:57
6 Time Release 6:38
7 Quick, It Catches 5:54
8 Frenergy 3:47
9 Such Falls Softly 8:16