Combining two albums from free improvising saxophonist Jack Wright's 1999-2000 tour across North America, presenting music in various configurations with Bob Marsh, Tom Djll, Bhob Rainey, John Shiurba, Matthew Sperry, Ben Wright, Greg Kelley, Bob Wagner, Joe Giardullo, &c. &c.
Rattle OK and Rattle Still OK, SGM 06 and 07. length: These are samplers of music from Jack Wright's tours, 1999-2000, and so stretched out across the North American continent, from Boston to the Bay Area. Included on one cut or another are Bob Marsh, Tom Djll, Morgan Guberman, Ron Heglin, Matt Ingalls, Bhob Rainey, John Shiurba, Matthew Sperry, Karen Stackpole, Ben Wright, James Coleman, Greg Kelley, Eric Rosenthal, Stefan Dill, Dave Gross, Bob Wagner, Bob Falesch, Scott Rosenberg, Mike Bullock, John Berndt, Joe Giardullo, Paul Hoskin, Evan Rapport, Eric Leonardson, Chris Cooper, and Matt Weston. The name comes from a curious hand stamp Jack acquired, that we eventually figured meant that whatever is rattling in this music, it isn't our fault.
"a cornucopia of the saxophonist's unusual, unabashed free improvisations...a glimpse into a world of music which surfaces below the radar screen the underlying theme is that of no melody, no preconceived conceptions, no conventional harmonies, close listening by the performers, and a joyous affirmation of the wonders of life."---steve loewy, allmusic.com