The Fergus Quill Trio is an ensemble based in Leeds who are led by the inimitable Fergus Quill and inspired by the whole range of 20th, 21st and 22nd century improvised music: from Jelly Roll Morton to Sun Ra to Derek Bailey to Puture Ferson.
Zoop Zoop’ is the first collection of original music recorded and released by The Fergus Quill Trio, though the trio have been bubbling on the city’s live scene for a short while. Influenced by the classic piano trios of Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans, Contemporary Classical music and free improvisation, it is in equal parts swingin' and disorientating; a dichotomy that’s come to define a subsection of the burgeoning Leeds DIY Jazz scene.
The record was birthed during a single overnight session at Eiger Studios and produced by Hamish Dixon and Will Lakin, who both guest instrumentally. Florence Rutherfood-Jones also contributes the original graphic score, “Echo Location”.
1. ¿Who Shot Pinetop? 03:24
2. Sun Dream 07:44
3. Organ Bellows 03:18
4. Not A Lot There 06:45
5. Itchy & Scratchy 02:44
6. Echo Location 02:09
7. Watusi 03:40
Fergus Quill ~ Double bass, viola, vocals, percussion and composition
Nico Widdowson ~ Piano, vocals and percussion
Theo Goss ~ Drums, vocals and percussion
Hamish Dixon ~ Recording engineer, mixing engineer, producer, alto saxophone, harmonium and percussion
Will Lakin ~ Producer, electric guitar, 12 string guitar, vocals, shruti box and percussion
Florence Rutherfood Jones ~ Composition (Echo Location)
Lewis Dutton Taylor ~ Mastering Engineer
William Rees ~ Cover art
Mike Winnard ~ Digitisation of cover art
Recorded at Eiger Studios, 25th-26th July, 2020
