Four configurations of free jazz recorded live during a 2017 visit by Japanese drummer Sabu Toyozumi to Manila: first in a duo with alto saxophonist Rick Countryman; then in a trio with Toyozumi on erhu and Simon Tan on acoustic bass; then a quintet with Simon Tan on electric bass, vocalist Stella Ignacio and trombonist Isla Antinero; and last as a trio with Countryman, Tan, and Toyozumi.
Label: Self Released Catalog ID: None Squidco Product Code: 25829
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2018 Country: Philippines Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold Recorded live in the Philippines, on August 11th and 12th, 2017. by Alvin Cornista.
"JYA-NE is a collection of 4 distinct and varied selections, recorded during Sabu Toyozumi's last visit to Metro Manila in August 2017. 1st selection is a short, intimate duo conversation between alto sax and drums. 2nd is a deep selection featuring Sabu on erhu, with support from bass and sax. 3rd selection is the full onslaught, with Stella Ignacio on free vocals, Isla on trombone, Simon on electric bass, and sax and drums. 4th is a traditional free jazz trio format, with acoustic bass, and alto sax and drums."-Rick Countryman
"...this flutter tonguing, irregular vibrations and Aylerian cries stay wedded to the narrative, as does the drummer's inventive pitter-patter and faux door-knocking-like power and the bassist's sophisticated runs. During the course of this tremolo onslaught, Countryman at intervals appears to be playing two melodies simultaneously. The logic of this strategy along with the drummer's reflective and rebounding pressure create an arrangement that climaxes cumulatively..."-Ken Waxman, Jazzword