Elemental Music

The six tracks from November have previously been issued with less good sound on labels like Affinity, and all of this material shows Morell settling in well and Gomez going from strength to... — Jazzwise, August 2021, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Here’s the whole Ayler spectrum, from charming nursery-rhyme-like themes to blistering free-form torrents, while those New Orleans influences emerge in hymn-like dirges and sprightly march tunes. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

These audiences clearly relished everything; and given its quality and the quintet’s importance, it’s good that this music is now available. — Jazzwise, May 2024More…

Happily, the album's performances given by Charlap and his illustrious companions fully justify the care given to its re-appearance. — Jazzwise, May 2023More…

…Some of the finest late-period Waldron on record. — Jazzwise, May 2024More…

These audiences clearly relished everything; and given its quality and the quintet’s importance, it’s good that this music is now available. — Jazzwise, May 2024More…

Both minimalistic and with hints of dada-esque mischief, the album is indeed playful from a deadly serious period and closer to Brazil’s folkloric heritage in parts… — Jazzwise, April 2024More…