Mark Turner
Sky & Country (M.T. w/ FLY)
CD, ecm2067, EAN 0602517950412 / DX2
Jazz, 2008, ECM Records
Turner, Mark tenor saxophone w/ Larry Grenadier double bass, Jeff Ballard drums
ECM debut for Fly, leaderless collective comprised of three influential American jazz musicians. The group was called into existence by drummer Jeff Ballard in the mid-1990s, but draws on a longer history of shared projects. All three players write music for the group. Mark Turner: “Sometimes it’s the saxophone carrying the melody. Other times it’s the bass or drums. We spread out the frontline duties among us.” “Sky & Country” is issued on the eve of a tour that takes in dates on both East and West coasts of the US as well concerts in France, Austria and Belgium.
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