Clear Frame Session
Friday 4 March 2005 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
Kevin Le Gendre presents an exclusively recorded session by British quartet Clear Frame.
The group, made up of ex-Soft-Machine bassist, Hugh Hopper, Charles Hayward on drums, Orphy Robinson on percussion and steel drums, and saxophonist, Lol Coxhill, held their first major performance at last year's London Jazz Festival (November 2004).
As the name suggests, Clear Frame begin each session with a blank canvas, using their considerable collective experience to work off each other and build a truly organic piece. As Orphy Robinson puts it, "expect the unexpected."
Clear Frame are joined by Hugh Hopper's former Soft Machine band mate and 2004 Mercury Music Prize nominee, Robert Wyatt, on cornet, especially for this session.
Kevin will also be reviewing some of the best new jazz released on CD.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
Signature Tune:
Artist Russell Gunn
Title 74 Miles away
Composer Zawinul
Publisher Groid music SESAC
Duration 1'07"
The young UK quartet Polar Bear:
Lead by drummer Seb Rochford.
Electronics courtesy of Leafcutter John
Mark Lockheart -tenor saxophone
Pete Wareham -tenor saxophone
Tom Herbert -double bass
Artist Polar Bear
Title Your Eyes The Sea
Composer Sebastian Rochford
Publisher PRS / MCPS
Label Babel
Track/Side 8
Duration 3'17"
LP Title Held On The tips Of Fingers
David Binney -alto sazophone
Featuring Chris Potter -tenor saxaphone
With Binney's regular:
Jacob Sacks -piano
Thoman Morgan -bass
Dan Weiss -drums
Artist David Binney
Title PF
Composer David Binney
Publisher Beenkee Music BMI
Label Criss Cross Jazz
Track/Side 9
Duration 8'33"
LP Title Bastion Of Sanity
Wadada Leo Smith -trumpet
Henry Kaiser -guitar
Artist Wadada Leo Smith and Henry Kaiser
Title Yesterfunk
Composer Miles Davis
Publisher SACEM / BIEM
Label Cuneiform
Track/Side
Duration 4'11"
LP Title Upriver: Yo Miles
Justin Quinn, originally from New York but now based in London, plays electronic and baritone fretless guitars, and leads the group.
Tom Arthurs -trumpet and flugelhorn
Carlos Lopez-Real -alto saxophone
Oli Hayhurst -double Bass
Martin france -drums
Artist Bakehouse
Title Mud Blue Sky
Composer Justin Quinn
Publisher PRS/MCPS
Label F-ire Records
Track/Side 4
Duration 7'02"
LP Title Before I Forget
The latest discovery by Jordi Pujol, founder and A&R of Fresh Sound New Talent, is pianist Russ Lossing.
Backed by:
Jeff Hebert -bass
Jeff Williams -drums
Artist Russ Lossing
Title Spider's Web
Composer Russ Lossing
Publisher
Label Fresh Sound
Cat no. FSNT 205
Track/Side 5
Duration 5'15"
LP Title Phrase 6
