Every now and again, one of our friends here will send me a share that gets buried in my inbox and forgotten but they always resurface once I get around to going thru emails. Obviously I am inferring that this is one of those; bluebird sent this nearly a month ago and I am just now getting around to it.
Roots is a saxophone ensemble that toured Europe each summer or much of the 90's. The band was lead by Nathan Davis and always featured at least 3 other killer saxophonist and a first class rhythm section. Each tour the band would focus on 2 or 3 sax masters and songs associated with them. Here the focus' are Wayne Shorter, Lester Young and John Coltrane and Dr. Davis is joined by Arthur Blythe, Benny Golson and Chico Freeman on the front line. The rhythm section is merely Kirk Lightsey, Buster Williams and Ed Thigpen.The powerful 7 song live program is full of great moments and lovely songs; all done with plenty of room for folks to stretch out - now that bluebird has reminded me of them, perhaps some other recordings of this great band will be forthcoming.
Roots was a short lived fluid group of expat US musicians in Europe combining with various US visitors and whose music celebrated the saxophone. Essentially it was four saxes with rhythm and just look at the line up here. Nathan Davis was the common denominator and seems to be the nominal leader on all the recordings
ReplyDeleteHow about this for a sax section? Arthur Blythe, Nathan Davis, Chico Freeman, Benny Golson - and the rhythm section takes no prisoners either.
Roots made 4 cds during the 1990s - some live, some studio. This is the third album and if there is sufficient interest I can send the other 3. Sam Rivers is on two of the cds.
FLAC from cd with booklet scans.
https://rapidshare.com/files/381601992/Rts_Sg_Sg.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/1565569721/Rts_Sg_Sg.part2.rar
Enjoy.
bluebird
Thanks for this post
ReplyDeleteOh yes...plenty of interest in the other three from me.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for sharing this one, KingCake
thank you very much
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Thanks for this one and previuos ones as well. I wouls also be interested in the three other recordings of Roots. Best.
ReplyDeleteoh you guys can be such a tease..,thanks for this and any others that may surface in the future..just saw buster w/ his own group last month
ReplyDeletethanks so much ! great !!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat album!!!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks.
Very interested in other volumes from this group/tour. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteall hail King Crypt, merci.
ReplyDeleteyes, we would love to hear the ones with the beautiful sound of Mr. Rivers.
red cloud
Yum, yum.
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