{"product_id":"nat-birchall-guiding-spirit","title":"Nat Birchall - Guiding Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho would have guessed that a group of musicians in the brash English city of Manchester would, in 2010, be rekindling the astral jazz forged by saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-4045\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-4045\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/pharoah-sanders'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/fe93098f8991f1d809fa08dad26ab071.jpg' alt='Pharoah Sanders' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/pharoah-sanders'\u0026gt;Pharoah Sanders\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;saxophone, tenor\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;1940 - 2022\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003ePharoah Sanders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and harpist and pianist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-5848\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-5848\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/alice-coltrane'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/4bc1c7d43c4b4391473cb81d899c98d4.jpg' alt='Alice Coltrane' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/alice-coltrane'\u0026gt;Alice Coltrane\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;piano\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;1937 - 2007\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the late 1960s? But it's happening, and happening with luminous conviction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe musicians are centered around trumpeter Matthew Halsall's Gondwana Records label. Saxophonist Nat Birchall's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuiding Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Gondwana's fourth release—following his own \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAkhenaten\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2009) and Halsall's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSending My Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2008) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eColour Yes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2009)—and is played by the same small grouping of musicians heard, with a few changes, on the other three albums. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most significant difference between the four discs is that Birchall wrote the music for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuiding Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAkhenaten\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Halsall that for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSending My Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eColour Yes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This leads to small shifts in emphasis: Birchall's discs evoke astral landmarks such as saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-5851\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-5851\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/john-coltrane'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/bb69a889d9c21c8e916c62523adfb3c0.jpg' alt='John Coltrane' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/john-coltrane'\u0026gt;John Coltrane\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;saxophone\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;1926 - 1967\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Love Supreme\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Impulse!, 1965), Sanders' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTauhid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Impulse!, 1967) and Alice Coltrane's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePtah, The El Daoud\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Impulse!, 1970); Halsall's discs follow a similar route and add trumpeter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-6144\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-6144\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/miles-davis'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/023b1533e3b40069ffd3a256d241a2ac.jpg' alt='Miles Davis' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/miles-davis'\u0026gt;Miles Davis\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;trumpet\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;1926 - 1991\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' acoustic mojo circa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKind Of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Columbia, 1959) to the mix.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuiding Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features all the elements which defined first-generation astral jazz: a generally sunny melodicism, strong bass ostinatos and piano vamps, vocalized horn playing and trippy, \"exotic\" percussion heavy on the bells and rattles. In a sense, the music is revivalist, but Birchall and Halsall approach their material with such sincerity and engagement that the results are timeless. The six tracks on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuiding Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are not the well-crafted replications typical of revivalism, but creative, quirky and full of unexpected twists and turns. — All About Jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3548105403\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Jazzman\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2016\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Modal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Jazz - Saxophone\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jazzman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45056889716894,"sku":"JMANLP089","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/R-8533513-1463516617-7061.jpg?v=1738473917","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/nat-birchall-guiding-spirit","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}