These three musicians have worked together in various bands over the years and I was eager to hear the results of their take on the classic organ trio.
Johnny Hunter is the kind of drummer who likes to involve himself in many different projects and has played at most of the jazz venues throughout the UK. Just recently he was backing vocalist Nisha Smith at the Globe, Newcastle.
Mark Hanslip spent his early career gigging in the Birmingham area before moving to London where he played and recorded with the Michael Garrick Big Band, Hans Koller Ensemble, Steve Lacy and many other musicians. At the moment he resides in Manchester.
Adam Fairhall who I recently saw playing with Johnny Hunter’s Quartet, gets a great variety of sounds on the Hammond B3 Organ and he has avoided the Jimmy Smith or Richard ‘Groove’ Holmes style, but he made me think of Larry Young or even Wild Bill Davis at times.
Four of the nine tunes were composed by Fairhall, two by Hanslip, two by Hunter and the last track was written by Carla Bley.
In conclusion, Mark Hanslip is a thoughtful sax player with a sound similar to Mark Turner who sometimes appears at Smalls. The recording quality of the CD is first-rate and I can recommend this to anyone who likes something different played by creative musicians such as these. Mike Farmer
You Funnin’Me Son?; Red Room; Monobrow; Day of Rest; To and Frodo; April; Pines; Slippy; Ida Lupino
Recorded on August 1 & 2
in Hull and was released July 31 on the EFPT label.
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