(Free Jazz) Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton - Zafiro - 2007, FLAC (tracks+.cue) lossless

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Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton / Zafiro
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REM GENRE "Free Jazz"
REM DATE 2006
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One live improvisation of over an hour that zips by with the velocity of a three-minute single, Zafiro confirms that one of improvising music’s most enduring partnerships – 25 years and counting – is still a potent and electrifying force
Refining their interaction every time they play together –saxophonist Evan Parker, bassist Barry Guy and percussionist Paul Lytton don’t lack for other gigs, but express instinctive rapport here. Veteran British improvisers, the three use a variety of advanced techniques, keeping things interesting by varying trio counterpoint with duos and solos.
Hitting the ground running, the trio is at the top of its form as soon as the first note sounds. Precisely triggered dynamism is quickly indicated with stuttering honks and elongated split tones from Parker, ratamacues and minute cymbal snaps from Lytton and rasgueado strums and spiccato patterning from Guy.
Characteristically, each solo delineates what each improviser does best. Yet the singular lines are never solipsistic, since each involves contrapuntal timbres layered on top of one other. Producing almost non-stop, circular-breathed reed-biting and key pops for instance, the saxophonist doesn’t operate in a vacuum, since his line is influenced by the bassist’s rapid-fire sul tasto strokes and reverberations. Similarly, the percussion showcase, which encompasses chains rattling on top of snares, discreet pressure on the cymbals and resonating taps of miniature bells, is polyrythmically complemented by Guy’s triple-stopping tremolo and shuffle bowing variations.
By the finale – that prompts the Barcelona audience to demand an encore – altered texture are so intertwined, that at points, Guy’s ratcheting stops, Parker’s sibilant overblowing and Lytton’s sandpaper-like brush work are virtually indistinguishable.

……Parker is with another other renowned trio which also includes Guy and Lytton, who present their take on the hardscrabble, turn-on-a-dime world of attuned improv on (2). Though the group has worked together on and off for forty years as part of various ensembles, they have been a working group for over a quarter century. This performance, recorded in March of 2006 at a Barcelona auditorium, was their first gig together in several months and the excitement of this reunion is palpable. The entire performance is captured here, including an encore, with convenient access points to break up the program. From its initial moments, the trio is on fire, with Guy and Lytton churning the stew amidst Parker’s jagged whirls. After a bass and percussion interlude, the third section features another invigorating cascade similar to its initial engagement. While the trio works splendidly together, bridging the overall group unions are a stream of solo and duo journeys that drift both in and out of range while keeping the overall conception together. For instance, Lytton’s unique approach is highlighted on the fourth section, while Lytton and Guy stretch their percussive muscles on the fifth and eighth sections, the latter highlighted by Guy’s whirlwind arco flights. Parker also wields his soprano here, which is particularly incisive during the bass/soprano duet of the sixth and seventh sections, the latter of which centers on Parker’s otherworldly technique and vivid sonic picture. The final section is truly awe-inspiring, as the impending doom, a gritty tension and elaborate sounds build and then slowly drift away. As for the encore, the nine-minute energy-filled postscript harkens back to the concert’s initial spark, with Parker’s tenor soaring as Guy and Lytton march along mightily. An exhilarating portrait of Parker- Guy-Lytton circa 2006.

….compared to the general ambience of the 1983 recording (Hook , Drift and Shuffle) Zafiro is a firestorm. The overarching waves and long-form peaks and valleys are still present, but the volume and energy level has been raised considerably. Always somewhat restless, even at moments near silence, the 2006 concert bubbles with volcanic energy, ready to spill over at any moment. By the time of the ninth track, the eruption occurs, the slow burn becoming torrents of ash and fury as Parker unleashes his customary streams of notes, Guy’s bass groaning and sliding underneath. Elsewhere, surprisingly enough, the trio actually swings, Lytton’s drumming taking on a historically informed postbop aura for just a moment or two.
Far from retrogression, a listen through the latter performance actually exposes details nascent in the former, rendering it a maturation rather than any sort of retreat. The discs are complementary, dialectical views of this long-term collaboration and no fan or devotee of Parker, Guy or Lytton’s work should be without either.

Evan Parker - soprano and tenor saxophones
Barry Guy - double bass
Paul Lytton - drums, percussion