{"product_id":"554512","title":"Sam Crockatt Quartet - Mells Bells [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritish tenor saxophonist Sam Crockatt brings the energy and immediacy of his quartet to Whirlwind Recordings on 'Mells Bells', an album of peppy live-feel studio performances which illuminate and elaborate on the leader's eight original compositions. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrockatt (a member of London-based Loop Collective) collaborates with many of today's increasingly successful contemporary jazz and improvisational artists, particularly revelling in the focus of this empathetic working quartet with colleagues Kit Downes (piano), Oli Hayhurst (double bass) and James Maddren (drums). Recorded over a single day off the back of a couple of successful concerts, newly-birthed concepts merge with older themes-in-waiting to create a distinct and exciting spontaneity.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitle track 'Mells Bells' offers a glimpse into the saxophonist's creative process. The initially cacophonic and then swirling beauty of church bell peals, witnessed from a vantage point above his Somerset home village, provided the inspiration for an outing which highlights this ensemble's creative vibrancy and free spirit; clanging and chiming with both celebratory and audacious ebullience, it loudly proclaims the heartiness of the current British jazz scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Crockatt's robust and characterful tenor voice - stemming from an appreciation of the sound worlds of (amongst others) Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson and Lee Konitz - is authoritative yet synergetic, his writing frequently inviting the freedom for musical diversions to flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Sam Crockatt (tenor saxophone), Kit Downes (piano), Oli Hayhurst (double bass), James Maddren (drums)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Masterplan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Found You in the Jam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMells Bells\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Stroll on the Knoll\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiny Steps, Top of the Mountain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Land that Time Forgot\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55173182849409,"sku":"554512","price":11.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/61vYVDgWPHL._SL1500.jpg?v=1768134285","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/554512","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}