COMPOSERS: Paul Dunmall Octet
LABELS: Cuneiform
WORKS: Bebop Stardust
PERFORMER: Paul Dunmall Octet: Paul Dunmall, Simon Picard (ts), Gethin Liddington (t), Annie Whitehead, Chris Bridges (tb), Keith Tippett (p), Paul Rogers (b), Tony Levin (d)
CATALOGUE NO: RUNE 112 (distr. Impetus)
Moving easily and naturally between the freely improvised music in which he and the rhythm section here specialise in their manifestation as Musician, and the frenetic bebop suggested by the title, the Paul Dunmall Octet cast a fascinating light on the roots of free jazz with this exhilarating album. CP