4 essential albums from the trio of Frode Gjerstad on saxophones and reeds, William Parker on double bass, and Hamid Drake on drums; CD 1 presents "Ultima" originally released in 1997 on Cadence Jazz; CD 2 presents "Remember To Forget" from 1998 on Circulasione Totale; CD 3 "The Other Side" from 2006 on Ayler Records; and CD 4 "On Reade Street" from 2008 on FMR.
Label: Not Two Catalog ID: MW968-2 Squidco Product Code: 25889
Format: 4 CDs Condition: New Released: 2017 Country: Poland Packaging: Cardstock Foldout in Plastic Sleeve w/ 4 CDs in individual paper sleeves and booklet CD 1 recorded at the Ultima Festival, in Olso, Norway, on October 8th, 1997.
CD 2 recorded at Cafe Sting, in Stavanger, Norway, on October 9th, 1997, by Frode Gjerstad.
CD 3 recorded at Airwave studios, in Chicago, Illinois, on January 20th, 2000.
CD 4 recorded at Piano Magic, in New york, on January 24th, 2006, by Frode Gjerstad.
"Remember to Forget and Ultima were recorded during our first Scandinavian tour in October 1997. The Other Side was a studio recording from Chicago during our North-American tour in January 2000. And On Reade Street was recorded in New York, January 2006.
Hamid and William are two very nice people who also play their music very well. I think my fascination for their art partly lies in the fact that they have played a lot together. They have a certain thing they bring to the table and it's quite a challenge both to go with it and also to go against it because it's a very strong thing and it's very personal. They will sometimes invite me into territories that I normally stay away from - the jazz thing. To me, this is both frightening and exciting. I feel like walking on the edge with one foot in open air!"-Frode Gjerstad