John Heward Quintet
John Heward Quintet
LabelModeGenreJazz & Improvisation
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Playful reverence acts as the adhesive in this recording. The muse is filled with chromatic color and interlocking light and shadows. This release celebrates a life of music-making from John Heward and Barre Phillips, both whom were eighty-years young at the time of this concert. Other members of the quintet include: Lori Freedman, Joe McPhee and Dana Reason.
Positive and negative space is the organizing principle of this improvised concert. Heward, a well-respected Canadian musician and a highly regarded visual artist leverages his conceptual imagination upon a sprawling canvas. Phillips treads beautifully amongst the waves of Heward’s rhythms. Both Freedman and McPhee create immediate intimacy with each sonorous breath.
Format
Live in Montreal, 1 September 2014.
Release notes
Live in Montreal, 1 September 2014.
| 1 | Improvisation 4 | 20:55 | |
| 2 | Improvisation 1 | 18:57 | |
| 3 | Improvisation 2 | 13:20 | |
| 4 | Improvisation 3 | 14:04 | |
| 5 | Improvisation 5 | 10:12 |
- Joe McPhee
- Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
- Barre Phillips
- Bass
- Lori Freedman
- Clarinet [Clarinets]
- John Heward
- Drums
- Dana Reason
- Piano
