Phelan Burgoyne - Yazgol / An anthology of previously unrecorded compositions by Paul Motian (October 1, 2021)

An anthology of previously unrecorded compositions by Paul Motian

1. Uhm Hum 05:02

2. Riff Raff 04:30

3. Night 06:33

4. Tacho 02:13

5. Tangram 02:52

6. Sidetracked 01:15

7. Carnival 04:04

8. Zimbabwe 04:48

9. Prairie Avenue Cowboy 01:40

10. Wonderful One 05:41

11. Untitled 1. 03:23

12. Tales of the Unexpected 02:15

13. Armenian Melody (Piano) 02:39

14. If Its Not One Thing, Its Another 01:29

15. Sam Brown 03:56

16. Untitled 2. 04:34

17. The Hymn 02:18

18. Oleevio 00:34

19. Benny D. 03:39

20. Uptown Walk 03:51

21. September 03:16

22. Armenian Melody (Duduk) 02:26

Phelan Burgoyne - drums, percussion (1,2,3,78,9,10,16,19,20)

Kit Downes - piano (4,5,6,12,13)

Larry Grenadier - double bass (11)

Zac Gvirtzman - clarinets, tenor saxophone, accordion, duduk, piano (7,16,17,18,22)

Rob Luft - electric guitar (1,2,3,8,9,10,19,20)

Nicolas Masson - tenor saxophone (21)

Martin Speake - alto saxophone (1,2,3,8,9,10,19,20)

Fred Thomas - double bass, tenor banjo - (7,14,16,17)

Tal Yahalom - classical guitar (15)

Mixed and mastered by Gardar Edvaldsson

Design by Phelan Burgoyne - Paul Motian Passport Photo March 1975 ©Paul Motian Archive

PREORDER

Martin Speake Quartet ft. Ethan Iverson - Intention (UBUNTU MUSIC 2018)

Leading British saxophonist, composer and jazz educator Martin Speake celebrates his 60th birthday and the launch of his latest album Intention (2018 - Ubuntu Music), a revival of his musical alliance with one of the most high-profile, exciting and innovative American jazz pianists, The Bad Plus's Ethan Iverson. 

Citing Charlie Parker, Paul Motian, Lee Konitz, Keith Jarrett, Ornette Coleman and Rabih Abou Khalil amongst his major influences, Martin Speake has developed a personal musical voice that expresses a deep understanding of the history and language of Jazz and an individuality as an improviser that is intelligent, melodic, cool, complex, direct, beautiful and profound. 

A member of the saxophone quartet Itchy Fingers in the 80s, he has recorded 18 albums as leader including the internationally acclaimed ECM release Change Of Heart with Paul Motian, Bobo Stenson and Mick Hutton. 

Intention a quartet recording with Ethan Iverson, Fred Thomas and James Maddren, captures the breadth of his music within a selection of originals composed throughout his notable career revisited and reinterpreted alongside these three exceptional musicians.

"Martin Speake is one of the most interesting and rewarding alto saxophonists now playing jazz on any continent." 

Jazz Times 

" . . . A dazzling exposition by a uniquely idiosyncratic virtuoso-scholar of jazz.” 

The Guardian on Ethan Iverson

1. Becky 05:32

2. Twister 06:53

3. Magic Show 02:51

4. Spring Dance 05:23

5. The Heron 06:21

6. Dancing in the Dark 05:53

7. Charlie's Wig 05:24

8. Blackwell 05:50

9. June 2nd 04:36

10. Hidden Vision 05:06

11. Intention 04:33

Martin Speake – saxophone

Ethan Iverson – piano

Fred Thomas – bass

James Maddren – drums

Martin Speake & Faith Brackenbury - Zephyr (2017)

Coming from different musical backgrounds the Martin Speake and Faith Brackenbury duo bring a mix of folk, jazz, classical, indian, rock and much more to create a soundworld of at times beauty and others more raw and driving energy.

An unusual instrumental pairing of Speake's alto sax and violin/viola, played by Faith Brackenbury, this album is bursting with freely improvised lines weaving in and out of melody, harmony, discord and with influences of many varied genres of music. 

The strings often rhythmically supporting the alto's lyrical lines with double stopping or, as on the title track Zephyr, both instruments playing intimately, haltingly, softly drawing the listener in.

The album is framed by two structured pieces, the first O Pastor Animarum by Hildegaard von Bingen, 11th century composer, naturalist, writer and mystic that the duo then make their own. Then to finish Faith plays viola and sings on an improvised version of the traditional folk song Down By the Salley Gardens.

These particular tracks make this duo far more than a free improv recording. Zephyr is an album that will give the listener a flowing experience of these two musicians' spontaneous creativity and a taste of complexity and simplicity in one.

01. O Pastor Animarum 06:10

02. Zephyr 02:48

03. Entangled 02:56

04. The Other Hoedown 03:21

05. Finding You 03:52

06. Beautiful Night Raga 04:39

07. Droned Out 04:00

08. Yagapriya 03:13

09. Land Of Beauty 03:38

10. She And He 02:08

11. Down By The Salley Gardens 06:30

Martin Speake: Duos for Trio - The Music of Béla Bartók (2017)

Alto saxophonist Martin Speake, cellist Matthew Forbes and percussionist Phelan Burgoyne are releasing their first album entitled 'Duos for Trio', which uses eleven compositions by Hungarian composer Bela Bartok (1881-1945) as templates for new improvised compositions.

The original pieces were written between 1930 and 1931 and are among the 44 duets for two violins - short sketch-like pieces (none of which last longer than a couple of minutes each) - that often use folk themes from around Eastern Europe, which the composer himself collected.

The trio have chosen eleven of these, and have used them as the root material for new improvisations, while retaining the essence of Bartok's creative imagination.

01. Slovakian Song 05:30

02. Walachian Song 03:23

03. Play Song 02:16

04. Cradle Song 03:59

05. Hay-gathering Song 04:56

06. Hungarian March (1) 03:28

07. Hungarian March (2) 04:56

08. A Fairy Tale 05:58

09. Mosquito Dance 04:11

10. Farewell To The Bride 05:27

11. Maypole Dance 03:28