Numerous intersecting lines connect the members of Broken Shadows, a new quartet devoted to the music of three saxophonists who emerged from Fort Worth, Texas: Ornette Coleman, Julius Hemphill, and Dewey Redman (the group also tackles “Song for Ché,” by bassist Charlie Haden, who worked with Coleman and Redman). Front-line saxophonists Tim Berne and Chris Speed worked fruitfully together in the remarkable quartet Bloodcount for much of the 90s; bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King have been playing together for nearly two decades in the Bad Plus; and King also plays in Speed’s fantastic trio.…
Numerous intersecting lines connect the members of Broken Shadows, a new quartet devoted to the music of three saxophonists who emerged from Fort Worth, Texas: Ornette Coleman, Julius Hemphill, and Dewey Redman (the group also tackles “Song for Ché,” by bassist Charlie Haden, who worked with Coleman and Redman). Front-line saxophonists Tim Berne and Chris Speed worked fruitfully together in the remarkable quartet Bloodcount for much of the 90s; bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King have been playing together for nearly two decades in the Bad Plus; and King also plays in Speed’s fantastic trio.…