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Jazz
Recorded: dec. 04, march 05, apr. 05 in Oslo
Sonny Simmons : alto sax, English horn
Anders Aarum : piano. Mats Eilertsen : bass. Ole-Thomas Kolberg : drums. Vidar Johansen : flute, conductor. String quartet
Simmons has been in Norway in 2005 and recorded several sessions together with some of the most exciting and experienced young Norwegian jazz artists.
The Traveller is the first album in a trilogy by Sonny Simmons on Jazzaway Records. It also features piano player Anders Aarum, bassist Mats Eilertsen and drummer Ole Thomas Kolberg.
They are all performing superbly troughout this session composed and conducted by Vidar Johansen who also plays the flute parts.
Johansens compositions for string quartet + rythm section are modern, fresh and exciting, and does not have the sweet/mellow atmosphere usually assosiated with the mix of jazz and strings. The album features an elite classical string quartet from Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/ Kringkastningsorkesteret.
The Traveller is the result of Sonnys desire to do something he had never done before, to be recorded with strings. This is also the firs time he is doing a record not playing his own original compositions (except for some old "standars" recorded in the past).
Sonny Simmons
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Aug 04, 1933 in Sicily Island, LA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Altoist Sonny Simmons made a strong impression in the 1960s as one of the most promising avant-garde players. He grew up in Oakland, CA, started playing English horn, and then at 16 took up the alto. Stints with Lowell Fulsom and Amos Milburn and some time spent playing bebop preceded Simmons finding his own sound in free jazz. In 1961, he spent some time with Charles Mingus and then, in 1962, he formed a group with flutist Prince Lasha. After they recorded The Cry, Simmons moved to New York, recorded with Elvin Jones and Eric Dolphy, and then in 1965 he returned to the Bay Area. Simmons met and married the powerful trumpeter Barbara Donald, recorded for ESP, and the duo performed and recorded in several settings. However, by the mid-'70s Simmons largely dropped out of music, the marriage broke up, and the altoist was forgotten for nearly 20 years. In 1994, Sonny Simmons (who had apparently played on the streets and been scuffling) suddenly re-emerged in peak form and as adventurous as ever, recording a brilliant trio album (Ancient Ritual) for QwestWarner Bros. that earned him long overdue recognition and launched the beginning of his second career. Simmons has since recorded an additional set for Qwest and a few dates for the CIMP label.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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