David Bitelli & Ollie Usiskin - Harlesden Sessions [CD]

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.'Harlesden Sessions' is a collection of duo recordings between versatile saxophonist David Bitelli and gifted drummer Ollie Usiskin, who's imaginative improvisations take us on a journey through post-bop, jazz-funk and free jazz landscapes. The two North West London natives would meet up on occasional Thursdays to play improvised sax and drums duo sessions. As their understanding grew, they decided to start recording them and 'Harlesden Sessions' presents the best of these concise improvised exchanges. They move effortlessly from funk inspired grooves, punchy post-bop, Middle Eastern themes, classic jazz phrasing and spacey free introspections.

Saxophonist/arranger David Bitelli has been active in British jazz since the early 1980s, appearing first as a sideman for Joe Jackson and playing with soul-jazz outfit Working Week and later he was a member of Loose Tubes and Mike Westbrook's band. He led his own bands such as Onward International and played with Airto Moreira, Dom Um Romao, Dudu Pukwana, Jimmy Witherspoon, Terry Callier, Robert Cray, Kenny Wheeler, Greg Foat, Gunther Schuller, Terry Riley and the Yiddish Twist Orchestra.

Drummer Ollie Usiskin has worked with leading UK jazz musicians including Jim Mullen, Nigel Price, Gareth Williams and Theo Travis. In 2021 he played on a tribute album to jazz-rock guitar virtuoso Allan Holdsworth with guitarists Mike Stern and John Etheridge. His 2023 release, 'Trio Zone', was produced by ex-Yellowjackets bassist Jimmy Haslip and featured guitarist Carl Orr and bassist Rob Statham.

'Harlesden Sessions' is available on a limited edition 4-panel digipak CD with sleeve notes by Daniel Spicer (The Wire / Jazzwise).

David Bitelli: tenor saxophoneOllie Usiskin: drums

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Press Quotes:

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'Bitelli clearly has a thorough understanding of the evolution of sax stylings, well matched in Usiskin's shrewd ear for rhythmic inflection. The sax riffs and shifts, with snatches of familiar tunes flickering in and out of focus as if momentarily called to mind, while the drums nudge at the musical flow, gently leading it forward.' - **** Tony Benjamin, Jazzwise

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'Bitelli's playing is a joy throughout, relishing the rock solid groove from Usiskin on 'Determination' for him to work from, and the delicate brushwork that accompanies his improvisation on 'The Rise', enabling him to move into more abstract areas before moving back into a lovely melodic improvisation that brings the piece to a close.' - Nick Lea, Jazz Views

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'It works remarkably well because each musician remains spontaneous and reactive to what the other is doing...if you like your jazz to be explorative and dripping with creativity, this is definitely for you.' - Darren Arthurs, Jazz Journal

Determination

The Reminder

Just Go

Caution

The Rise

Told You Once

Temperamental

Particulate Motion

The Underneath

Train

The Agreed 2 Step

Partly Party

Rovelli

Determination

The Reminder

Just Go

Caution

The Rise

Told You Once

Temperamental

Particulate Motion

The Underneath

Train

The Agreed 2 Step

Partly Party

Rovelli

• Genre: Jazz
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 5052442026310

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