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| 1. | In Walked John
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| 2. | Gano
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| 3. | Say Girl
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| 4. | Spirit of Man
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| 5. | Nu Peace
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| 6. | Move Groove
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| 7. | Makin' It
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| 8. | Dedicated to B.C.
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| 9. | Olla's Blues
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| 10. | I Want to Walk with Jesus
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Jazz / Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
Christopher Drukker Graphic Design
Greg Tate Liner Notes
Jahi Lake Audio Production
Jared Gold Organ (Hammond)
Johnathan Blake Drums
Malachi Thompson Composer
Oliver Lake Composer, Sax (Alto)
Peter Karl Mixing, Mastering
Tommy Tedesco Engineer, Audio Engineer, Photography
Traditional Composer
Oliver Lake has never been your garden variety, typical jazz musician, so his fans should expect nothing less than something completely different and unique coming out of his biting, sharpened alto sax. With an organ combo, Lake's concept is no less intriguing and different from all the rest of the chitin' circuit bands one might have heard prior. Joining young rising B-3 star Jared Gold and the terrific drummer Jonathan Blake, Lake has created something singularly unique, with his horn as clearly the focus for this contemporary creative jazz that should stand most listeners on their collective ear. This music goes beyond funk, groove blues, or even swinging jazz, with Lake's pungent, challenging, but accessible alto prodding and probing for nuances and progressive stances far beyond the normalized or predictable.
Blake is greatly responsible for this daring do, as his rhythmic propulsion goes far beyond mere timekeeping. His wicked drumming sets the tone on the sly, slinky "Say Girl," while his brawny yet understated funk -- the way it should be played without over-amping -- propels the more subtle "Move Groove." Lake is stronger than ever in his resolve and individualism on his horn, driving sideways during the spiky, at-times overblown, frantic blues shortie "Gano," avoiding exaggeration on the intriguing title track, and laying down a full-blown, straight-up St. Louis-to-Chicago "Olla's Blues," a real treat. There are two compositions from former Lake running mate, the late and legendary modern creative trumpeter and composer Malachi Thompson, as "In Walked John" opens the program in a jaunty New Orleans style with a superlative melody, while the equally outstanding "Spirit of Man" has the trio in a light but no less deep funk mood as Lake's alto carries the day save a witty calypso insert from Blake. Gold proves his worth continually as a new voice of the organ that does not need to show off or jump up and down in order to get attention. Like predecessors Don Pullen and Larry Young, or peer Larry Goldings, Gold fully understands how to shade and shape these compositions without shredding them up. "Nu Peace" firmly establishes this concept of probing into the depths of notes and chords without pushing the envelope, leaving that to his worthy band mates. The loping clip-clop trap-drum pace of "Dedicated to B.C." urging Lake's singsong sax, or the abundantly lyrical traditional number "I Want to Talk to Jesus" in its loose blue form, has the trio in great form from a team-oriented perspective. Oliver Lake has produced many wonderful recordings over four decades, and this likely is his most satisfying in recent years. It works on several different levels, is robust, refreshing, and comes highly recommended for both his fans and first-timers. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Oliver Lake
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Sep 14, 1942 in Marianna, AR
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Oliver Lake is an explosively unpredictable soloist, somewhat akin to Eric Dolphy in the ultra-nimble manner in which he traverses the full range of his main horn, the alto. Lake's astringent saxophone sound is his trademark -- piercing, bluesy, and biting in the manner of a Maceo Parker, it was a perfect lead voice for the World Saxophone Quartet, the band with which Lake has arguably made his most enduring music.
Lake began playing drums as a child in St. Louis. He first picked up the saxophone at the age of 18. Lake received his bachelor's degree in 1968 from Lincoln University. From the late '60s to the early '70s he taught school, played in various contexts around St. Louis, and led -- along with Julius Hemphill and Charles "Bobo" Shaw, among others -- a musicians' collective, the Black Artists' Group (BAG). Lake lived in Paris from 1972-1974, where he worked in a quintet comprised of fellow BAG members. By 1975, he had (along with most of his BAG colleagues) moved to New York, where he became active on what was called by some the "loft jazz" scene. In 1976, with Hemphill, Hamiet Bluiett, and David Murray, he founded the World Saxophone Quartet. Over the next two decades, that band reached a level of popularity perhaps unprecedented by a free jazz ensemble. Its late-'80s albums of Ellington works and R&B tunes attracted an audience that otherwise might never have found its way to such an esoteric style.
Lake continued working as a leader apart from the WSQ, making excellent small-group albums in the '70s and '80s for Arista/Freedom and Black Saint. In the '80s, Lake led a reggae-oriented band, Jump Up, that had a significant degree of pop success, though its artistic appeal faded in comparison with his jazz work. In the '90s, Lake continued to stretch creatively; a duo album with classically trained pianist Donal Fox set him free to explore the more fanciful side of his musical personality. Late-'90s concerts with the WSQ, his own groups, and such duo mates as the hyper-dextrous pianist Borah Bergman showed that Lake was still on top of his game.
The saxophonist continued performing and recording as both a leader and collaborator into the 21st century, forming Trio 3 with bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille (releasing such albums as 2002's Open Ideas on Palmetto and 2008's Berne Concert [in collaboration with pianist Irène Schweizer] and 2009's At This Time [in collaboration with Geri Allen] on Intakt); recording with the String Trio of New York (2005's Frozen Ropes on Barking Hoop); and issuing such recordings as Cloth by the Oliver Lake Big Band in 2003, Oliver Lake Quartet Live (featuring Dine' [Navaho tribe] vocalist and flutist Mary Redhouse) in 2006, and Makin' It by the Oliver Lake Organ Trio in 2008 (the latter three Lake-led sessions released by the Passin' Thru label).
---Chris Kelsey, All Music Guide |
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