Shifa - Live at Cafe Oto (2019)

Shifa
Live at Cafe Oto
2019 - 577 Records: 5823
http://www.577records.com/5823
https://577records.bandcamp.com/album/shifa-live-at-cafe-oto
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifa:_Live_at_Cafe_Oto



* Rachel Musson : tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
* Pat Thomas : piano
* Mark Sanders : drums

http://www.rachelmusson.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Thomas_(pianist)
https://www.marksanders.me.uk/

Recorded live by James Dunn at Cafe Oto, London,
United Kingdom (UK), England, on June, 3rd 2018.
https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/musson-thomas-sanders-jensen-durrant-noble/
https://www.facebook.com/cafeoto/photos/tonight-shifa-musson-thomas-sanders-jensen-durrant-noble-wwwcafeotocoukeventsmus/1969686036409836/

Reviews

By Josef Woodard
http://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/shifa-live-at-cafe-oto

In the world according to free improv, chemistry among players is a vital
aspect of engagement, even when that chemistry also involves moments of tension
and argument. On Shifa: Live At Café Oto, the music is an uncompromising and
uncharted plunge, as these players converge as a trio for the first time.

Despite the democratic agenda and the tendency for Pat Thomas’ piano to
establish pieces and sections, saxophonist Rachel Musson is tantamount to a
leader here, commanding a bold, granitic timbre. Better known in Europe than in
the States, she’s a force deserving of greater recognition, and here’s
proof. The recording, cleanly made in London’s Café Oto, is intriguingly
presented: A 20-minute “Improvisation 1 (Part 1)” is separated from the
11-minute second portion, and followed by a furtive seven-minute “Improvisation
2,” all fit neatly onto an LP. For digital consumers, a bonus track offers the
fuller vantage of what went down on this one night with an expansive
“Improvisation 1 (Unedited)” comprising both bits and restored cuts to boot. At
its core, this music manages to be both unhinged and with a collective purpose.

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By Eyal Hareuveni
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2019/07/rachel-musson-pat-thomas-mark-sanders.html

By avantscena
https://avantscena.wordpress.com/2019/07/09/rachel-musson-pat-thomas-mark-sanders-shifa-live-at-cafe-oto-by-rachel-musson-pat-thomas-mark-sanders-577-records-2019/

By Sammy Stein
http://somethingelsereviews.com/2019/05/23/shifa-live-at-cafe-oto/

By AJ Dehany
https://londonjazznews.com/2018/03/28/review-shifa-rachel-musson-mark-sanders-pat-thomas-at-the-hexagon-birmingham/

By Joseph Neff
http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/the-tvd-record-store-club/2019/07/graded-on-a-curve-new-in-stores-for-july-2019-part-one/