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Rempis / Abrams / Ra + Baker: Perihelion [2 CDs] (Aerophonic)

Following their 2013 release "Aphelion", the working trio of Dave Rempis on sax, Joshua Abrams on bass & clarinet, and Avreeayl Ra on drums release their 2nd collaboration in a 2-CD album of live and studio improvisations, adding Jim Baker on keys and electronics for the 2nd disc.
 

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Dave RempisÐalto, saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone

Joshua AbramsÐbass, clarinet

Avreeayl RaÐdrums, wooden flute

Jim BakerÐkeyboard, electronics


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UPC: 700261439013

Label: Aerophonic
Catalog ID: AR012
Squidco Product Code: 22027

Format: 2 CDs
Condition: New
Released: 2016
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Disc one recorded at Elastic Arts in Chicago on August 27th, 2015. Disc two recorded at The Owl in Chicago on January 3rd, 2016.

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"This sophomore release by the working trio of Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, and Avreeayl Ra shows a band doubling down on the slow, patient approach to improvising that characterized their first release, 2014's Aphelion. The trio continues to pulsate, expanding ever outwards, yet returning to a central core each time to launch their next adventure.

The live sets presented on this new two-disc set document that musical expansion and contraction within the trio, but also take things a step further as the band adds enigmatic keyboardist Jim Baker to the fold as a special guest for disc two. Baker's a logical choice to meet up with these three; his own trio with Abrams and Ra, although a sporadic grouping, dates back to the early aught's, and he's worked with both in countless other contexts across many years. Similarly, a multitude of collaborations between he and Rempis date back to the late 1990's.

On Perihelion, these two overlapping circles spiral seamlessly into focus to demonstrate the gravitational strength of a central core built by decades of shared history."-Aerophonic


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Track Listing:



CD1



1. Enceladus 43:09 CD2



1. Cassini Division 32:13

2. Pan And Daphnis 8:22

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Improvised Music
Jazz
Free Improvisation
Boston Area Improvisers
Quartet Recordings

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