Tony Oxley, Unreleased (1974​-​2016), Discus Music ****

Free-improv label Discus Music have pulled off quite a coup with the release of hitherto unheard and fascinating Tony Oxley recordings here. Oxley, now in his 80s, is long regarded as one of the UK's greatest jazz drummers and this collection from …

Published: 6 Apr 2022. Updated: 2 years.

Free-improv label Discus Music have pulled off quite a coup with the release of hitherto unheard and fascinating Tony Oxley recordings here. Oxley, now in his 80s, is long regarded as one of the UK's greatest jazz drummers and this collection from his own collection of recordings spans decades and offers some wonderful moments of free improvisation. Trumpeter Dave Holdsworth makes a sterling contribution among the players, his style reminiscent of Tomasz Stanko who Oxley worked with on some key recordings in the 1990s. The Discus release also features Howard Riley and Paul Rutherford among the personnel and the open style gives plenty of room to all the players aided and abetted by Oxley's tasteful use of electronics. Released later this week

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Track of the day: Brandon Seabrook, In the Swarm, Astral Spirits ****

From In the Swarm out in May. File under ''creative use of the banjo!'' Guitarist-banjoist Brandon Seabrook is highly energised here and factor in pounding drums from Gerald Cleaver and Cooper-Moore on diddley-bow giving the sound a real sheen and …

Published: 6 Apr 2022. Updated: 2 years.

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From In the Swarm out in May. File under ''creative use of the banjo!''

Guitarist-banjoist Brandon Seabrook is highly energised here and factor in pounding drums from Gerald Cleaver and Cooper-Moore on diddley-bow giving the sound a real sheen and glow. The frantic air and stately rhythmic feel add up to something more than the sum of its parts. Yet another example of how free improvisers come up with something that sounds fresh and that does not conform to any norm.