The ability to improvise over the Internet in real time and in good quality sound enabled by technology such as JackTrip is beginning to change still more the whole process of recording. Cath Roberts here has become one of the best known free improvising new generation players in recent years on the UK scene and easily establishes a convincing rapport playing baritone sax with fine bassist Olie Brice. Just three tracks, quite conversational in nature, Roberts reminds me of Ken Vandermark a little here but nowhere near as full-on while Brice allows a lot of room for her to improvise and has a bluesy Henry Grimes-like feeling to his approach.
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