Hugh Hopper - Numero D'Vol (2007) {2014 Japan Mini LP SHM-CD Remaster}

Hugh Hopper - Numero D'Vol (2007) {2014 Japan Mini LP SHM-CD Remaster}

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© 2014 Vivid Sound / MoonJune Records / Hopper | VSCD-4268

Jazz / Modern Creative / Avant-Garde Jazz

Cardboard sleeve reissue. Features SHM-CD format. For those who may regard free jazz as inherently unapproachable, Numero D'Vol proves that it is possible to be completely spontaneous while creating music that maintains an instinctive focus. Saxophonist Simon Picard, keyboardist Steve Franklin and drummer Charles Hayward join Soft Machine Legacy's Hopper for a session that proves there's even room for a backbeat in purely improvised music. There's also space for contemporary textures and a touch of ambient music, as Franklin layers waves of synth beds under his oblique, introspective piano musings. Picard, also a member of guitarist Phil Miller’s In Cahoots, brings an angular lyricism with his intuitive, weaving sax lines. This hour-long experiment in rhythm-based collective interaction is some of the last published work from the former Soft Machine' and Soft Machine Legacy's legendary bassist, and stands as a fitting, lasting tribute to the spirit of this legendary musician. A "must have" for Soft Machine completists and free jazz fans. Personnel: HUGH HOPPER: bass guitar SIMON PICARD: tenor sax STEVE FRANKLIN: keyboards CHARLES HAYWARD: drums All compositions by Hugh Hopper, Simon Picard, Steve Franklin & Charles Hayward. Recorded by Julian Whitfield, at Delta Studio, Canterbury, England. Produced by Hugh Hopper. tracklist: 01 - Numero D'Vol 02 - On The Spot 03 - Earwigs Enter 04 - Free Bee 05 - Get That Tap 06 - Bootz 07 - Shovelfeet 08 - Bees Knees Man 09 - Straight Away 10 - Twilight 11 - Some Other Time