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"LOCKED" SLAMCD 2110 Barcode: 5028386713623
Bruce Coates saxophones, Barry Edwards guitar, Trevor Lines bass, Ed Gauden drums.
Recorded live at The Hermon Chapel, Oswestry, 18 April 2019.
Although The Hermon Chapel was originally a Welsh speaking chapel it is actually just on the English side of the border. Since 2009 the 19th century chapel has presented an ambitious and progressive programme as a successful arts centre.
Ed Gauden and Barry Edwards previously appeared on SLAMCD 2103 "Hymn for Robots" as members of ‘UNschooLED’, Bruce Coates appeared with Paul Dunmall on ‘Six of One’ (SLAMCD 2102).
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Coates, Edwards, Lines, Gauden
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Recorded live at the Hermon chapel Oswestry 18 April 2019
Recorded by - Olly Irwin and Will Gauden
Mixed and mastered by - Otto Willberg
Out of left field – or at least from the Hermon Chapel – comes this disc of eloquent free improvisation. During six intense tracks, recorded in a chapel turned arts centre in Oswestry, a small town between Liverpool and Birmingham – saxophonist Bruce Coates, bassist Trevor Lines, guitarist Barry Edwards and drummer Ed Gauden prove that not all imposing players have migrated to the big city. Part of the music faculty at Newman University, Birmingham, Coates has played with Han-earl Park and Paul Dunmall; Edwards with Dunmall and Mark Sanders; Gauden with Edwards and Mark Hanslip and Lines as part of the South Leicestershire Improvisers Ensemble
Peculiarity enough Edwards doesn’t make his presence felt until the second part of the program so that the first half of the disc unspools as if it was by an exemplary trio. Because of this most of the interplay is between either of Coates’ horns and bowed or plucked guitar lines. Advancing curlicue smears at a moderate pace at the top, when Coates unleashes the tenor saxophone on "Locked In" his vivid expressiveness becomes more dissident and vigorous. Paced by equally thick bowed double-bass variations, only a detour into bugle-like doits confirms the saxophonist’s individuality. He then trills it into nearly unaccompanied coda.
Arriving in a circumspective manner with Morse-code-like patterns which attach themselves to soprano saxophone trills, the guitarist come into his own on "Locked On" as the bassist retreats to undulating plucks and the drummer maintains his self-effacing clatters and pops. Edwards then asserts himself just as Gauden adds maracas-like shakes and power ruffs and Coates builds his part out of slurs and squeals climbing from basement to skyscraper height with timbres that often sound as if they’re being forced through a metal plate placed against his horn’s bell. All this is in response to pointed frails and shrill plucks on high-pitched strings from Edwards so that the conclusion is as jagged as it is judicious. Propelling the interaction through pinches reed notes and incessant strums from Edwards, the two, later joined by the bassist and drummer, subdue the variations to attain a warmer connection that squirm to diffuse concluding vibrations.
While none of the four players is a household name – even in the UK improvisational community – on evidence of this CD alone, all deserve to be better known.
—Ken Waxman http://www.jazzword.com/one-review/?id=130313
Track Listing: 1. Locked Up 2. Locked In 3. Locked Jaw 4. Locked Out 5. Locked On 6. Locked Down
Personnel: Bruce Coates (soprano and tenor saxophones); Barry Edwards (guitar); Trevor Lines (bass) and Ed Gauden (drums)
Bruce Coates plays tenor and soprano sax, Barry Edwards is on electric guitar, Tervor Lines takes on the bass and Ed Gauden sticks to drums on six pieces with the word "Locked" in them. Coates gives a rich aria on soprano for "Locked Jaw" and trudges with the team on "Locked Down" with his pitch in the high octane level with Gauden driving things loosely on the flailing "Locked Up". Edwards’ guitar is angular for "locked On" creating effects with Coates’ tenor for "Locked Out" and the team stretching out for all kinds of exotic moods on the 21 minute "Locked In". Intuitive concepts. George Harris Jazz Weekly 4/9/20 https://www.jazzweekly.com/2020/04/grand-slamhoward-riley-more-listening-more-hearing-perlin-nose-john-eats-bacon-with-francis-in-the-cage-locked-locked/
LOCKED with BRUCE COATES / BARRY EDWARDS / TREVOR LINES / ED GAUDEN - Locked (Slam 5526; UK) Featuring Bruce Coates on soprano, sopranino, alto or tenor saxes, Barry Edwards on guitar, Trevor Lines on bass and Ed Gauden on drums. Thanks to Paul Dunmall and labels like Slam, the UK underground avant/jazz scene continues to be documented for those who still care about creative music. Mr. Coates can be heard on nearly 10 discs with Mr. Dunmall, as well as a few other more obscure characters like Han-Earl Park. Guitarist Barry Edwards and drummer Ed Gauden are also members of the Crux Trio, as well as having a few out on the FMR label. This disc was recorded live at Hermon Chapel in Oswestry in April of 2019. All of the song titles here have the word "Locked" in them, which I find odd since the sound/vibe here is pretty free, flowing and dream-like at times. Both Mr. Coates’ soprano sax and Mr. Gauden’s drums are often sailing together with bowed bass interwoven in places, at least for the first long track. Things slow down a bit for the second track with Mr. Coates playing what sounds like tenor sax. This is another long track which features some strong tenor from Coates plus strong backing from the modest rhythm team especially the inspired mallet work by Mr. Gauden. For "Locked Out", all four members of the quartet, working well together, listening, reacting and building quite nicely. Guitarist Barry Edwards rubs the strings softly with an object, tapping on the strings carefully, nearly getting noisy at times while the skeletal drums, somber bowed bass and slightly bent Lol Coxhill-like soprano sax float on top. It takes a while but I can hear how well the sax and guitar work well together, creating similar sonic textures which are tightly interwoven as they evolve higher and further out. Another win for the Slam label. - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG February 2020
Vale la pena dare un ascolto a questo quartetto inglese, Bruce Coates ai sassofoni tenore e soprano, Barry Edwards chitarra, Trevor Lines contrabbasso e Ed Gauden alla batteria, qui registrati dal vivo alla The Hermon Chapel, Oswestry, il 18 April 2019. La musica è completamente improvvisata ma i quattro hanno l’esperienza per gestire la situazione e sviluppare situazioni sempre nuove. Coates inizia al sax soprano e come un Evan Parker tira fuori suoni inconsueti dal suo strumento. Non ci sono momenti a vuoto, il pubblico viene continuamente coinvolto in paesaggi sonori sempre diversi, sia per i ritmi che per le invenzioni al sassofono di Coates, proprio straordinario per quello che sa fare. La ritmica si adegua e tira fuori i tipici suoni dell’avanguardia, di un Barry Guy ad esempio. Su Locked On appare la chitarra elettrica a fare da partner per il sassofonista, coinvolgendolo in una situazione che appare sempre più complessa nota dopo nota. È una musica che sfiora la genialità, specie nei momenti in cui si aggiunge la chitarra, un elemento che porta ventate di note elettriche con cui bisogna confrontarsi. Per chi non conosce la musica improvvisata fatta in Inghilterra si tratta di un’ottima incisione per farne la conoscenza, per gli altri invece sono da apprezzare l’ispirazione del sassofonista e l’improvvisazione collettiva in trio ed in quartetto che si srotola coinvolgente dall’inizio alla fine. Vittorio Lo Conte http://www.musiczoom.it/?p=31471#.XkUrqmj7S1t
Google translate:
It is worth listening to this English quartet, Bruce Coates to the tenor and soprano saxophones, Barry Edwards guitar, Trevor Lines double bass and Ed Gauden on drums, recorded here live at The Hermon Chapel, Oswestry, on April 18th 2019. it is completely improvised but the four have the experience to manage the situation and develop new situations. Coates starts on the soprano sax and like an Evan Parker he pulls out unusual sounds from his instrument. There are no empty moments, the public is constantly involved in ever-changing soundscapes, both for the rhythms and for the inventions of Coates's saxophone, just extraordinary for what he can do. The rhythm adapts and brings out the typical sounds of the avant-garde, of a Barry Guy for example. On Locked On the electric guitar appears to act as a partner for the saxophonist, involving him in a situation that appears increasingly complex note after note. It is a music that touches the genius, especially in the moments when the guitar is added, an element that brings breaths of electric notes with which you have to deal. For those unfamiliar with improvised music made in England it is an excellent recording to get acquainted with, for others, the inspiration of the saxophonist and the collective improvisation in trio and quartet that unfolds engaging from start to finish.
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