(Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz) Nexus - The Preacher & the Ghost (Music inspired by and dedicated to Albert Ayler) - 1991, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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Nexus / The Preacher and the Ghost
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REM GENRE Jazz
REM DATE 1991
REM DISCID 9C10C70A
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b2"
PERFORMER "Nexus"
TITLE "The Preacher and the Ghost"
FILE "Nexus - The Preacher and the Ghost.flac" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "When Ornette meets the Ghost"
    PERFORMER "Nexus"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:33
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "We play spaces"
    PERFORMER "Nexus"
    INDEX 01 12:45:33
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "Song for a day of happiness"
    PERFORMER "Nexus"
    INDEX 01 17:56:33
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "2-3-3-4-3-2"
    PERFORMER "Nexus"
    INDEX 01 25:43:58
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Street Music"
    PERFORMER "Nexus"
    INDEX 01 36:09:70
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "Hallucination I"
    PERFORMER "Nexus"
    INDEX 01 39:06:60
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "White Hallucination (for J. Pollock)"
    PERFORMER "Nexus"
    INDEX 01 46:20:33
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "The Spaced Out Dancer"
    PERFORMER "Nexus"
    INDEX 01 52:56:50
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    TITLE "Peyote Drum Song (solo-ritual)"
    PERFORMER "Nexus"
    INDEX 01 62:24:35
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    TITLE "We love you"
    PERFORMER "Nexus"
    INDEX 01 69:06:45

Preacher & the Ghost is a concept record inspired by and dedicated to the spirit of Albert Ayler. There are two bands and both of them center around saxophonists Gianluigi Trovesi and Danielle Cavallanti and have in common bassist Mark Dresser, tuba ace Giancarlo Schiafinni, drummer Tiziano Tononi, and trombone player Glenn Ferris. On part two, Attilio Zanchi is added as a second bassist and Lauro Rossi as a second trombonist. As for the music and the listener being able to distinguish conceptually what is supposed to happen between part one and part two, it's very simple: Part one is, while riding the margin, a fairly solid, driving, blues-based post-hard bop affair, while part two, with its shorter solos and more structured ensemble playing, is a far more outside venture, with large brash horn structures moving against soloists who have precious little time to make their case. Either way, these sets come off as two large suites with players moving in and out of the mainstream of tunes. Because this is primarily an Italian date, even the vanguard material possesses an inherent kind of melodic architecture and the harmonic language is still the order of the day. As for the spirit of Ayler, it gets there too, with numerous attempts at bringing in street music, parade music, gospel, blues, and of course New Orleans jazz. Bassist Mark Dresser is the clear standout, though, his rhythmic invention serves to not only ground the ensembles he's playing with, but to move them forward at the same time. Fascinating, invigorating, and wonderfully played.

Daniele Cavallanti Sax (Tenor)
Mark Dresser Double Bass
Attilio Zanchi Double Bass
Lauro Rossi Trombone
Glenn Ferris Trombone
Giancarlo Schiaffini Tuba
Tiziano Tononi Arranger, Bongos, Chimes, Drums, Gong, Log Drums, Metal Objects, Tin Cans, Toy Instruments
Gianluigi Trovesi Clarinet (Alto), Sax (Alto)