The Kàrmàn Line
When musicians are on tour conversations naturally turn to music. Two years ago, whilst exploring the jazz kissas and record stores of Tokyo, woodwind maestro Chip Whickham and ATA mastermind and bassist Neil Innes discussed their shared influences of Yusef Lateef, David Axelrod and Alice Coltrane. The seeds for a new project were sown and soon seven tracks of deep, spiritual, groove driven jazz were laid down and on tape.
Artist: Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble feat. Chip Wickham
Genre: Contemporary Jazz
Label: ATA Records
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The moods of the album are varied yet share a sense of reverence and exploration. On Karmen Cantala and All Is Chip’s flute floats and soars, propelled by dreamlike harp and waves of impressionistic piano. Low Orbit takes things in a funkier direction, arrangements with Steve Parry’s horn (including the unusual instrumentation of bassoon, French horn and tuba) channelling 1970s Quincy Jones and the loping swagger of Archie Shepp’s Mama Too Tight. The Celestial Matari and Molecules recall the flowing, cosmic sounds of Joe Henderson and Alice Coltrane’s masterpiece The Elements, and Earthly Elements gets earthy indeed. Driven by a heavy, dance-floor bass line and an array of percussion, Chips flute gets huskier, dirtier and more insistent, drawing deep from Yusef Lateef’s Psychicemotus and Roland Kirk’s Blacknuss.
TRACKLIST:
A1. Kármán Cantata
A2. Alto Vento
A3. Low Orbit
A4. All Is
B1. Celestial Matari
B2. Earthly Elements
B3. Molecules
About the artist
Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble is a curated jazz project and ongoing release series from ATA Records, led by bassist/producer/ATA Label Boss - Neil Innes
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