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Alex Coke/Tina Marsh/Steve Feld: It's Possible
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Marsh is in superb form here and her voice thrills, especially in the higher registers, as it dovetails beautifully with Coke's rounded tones on both tenor and flute. Feld's main gig is as an ethnomusicologist and, in addition to providing an infectiously rhythmic bottom to this session; he brought his field recordings of African frogs and assorted other sounds for inspiration. Not necessarily present in the final mix, they are used for joint and independent improvisation, as on the aptly titled "Frogs" and "Drips," the latter the initial piece in a four-part suite dedicated to obvious muse, soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy.
The title cut features Marsh using her voice instrumentally—her opening salvo effortlessly and elegantly transforms in timbre from violin to flute to humanity. She beautifully adapts Spanish poet Antonio Machado's words through her exquisite phrasing to serve as the lyrics for this positive opener.
There is a decided African sensibility here that goes beyond rhythm as the group blurs the line between 'nature' and 'natural.'
Ornette Coleman
saxophone, alto1930 - 2015
Charles Mingus
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Track Listing
It's Possible; Frogs; Lonely Woman; Steve Lacy Suite: Drips, Rips, IPS bug on a stick), P.S.; Eclipse; Around the Block; Deep River; Highway; Double Quarter; Secret Love; Sirens; Peace Prayer.
Personnel
Alex Coke: flute, bass flute, piccolo, tenor saxophone, kaen, toys; Tina Marsh: voice, toys; Steve Feld: ashiwa bass box, toys.
Album information
Title: It's Possible | Year Released: 2008 | Record Label: VoxLox
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