Continental Drift, by Larry Ochs & Aram Shelton Quartet

Continental Drift

by Larry Ochs & Aram Shelton Quartet

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	1.	Another Night 08:02
	2.	Slat 08:43
	3.	Switch 06:04
	4.	Continental Drift 05:24
	5.	Annabel 06:22
	6.	Strand 05:51
	7.	Test Shots 07:14
	8.	The Others Dream 19:24

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Can musicians of different generations be like-minded companions? Yes they can, at least when their names are Larry Ochs and Aram Shelton, the two composers and bandleaders of this quartet. As they themselves acknowledge, “Continental Drift” is a kinetic meeting of sorts, with compositions that are designed to inspire magnificent contributions from the entire team of players, both individually and collectively. The resulting music profits greatly from each members' individual capacities and personalities. Ochs and Shelton's musical backgrounds are both quite varied, evidenced by their own separate pasts exploring the worlds of jazz, contemporary classical, electro-acoustic and "other" music. More than that, both have been important voices of the San Francisco Bay Area improvised music scene: Ochs being a cutting-edge Bay Area improviser since the 1970’s, while Shelton, now living in Europe, is also known for his connections to the very different Chicago scene. Each plays in his own way, but they share the same principles and look for very similar results - together creating new music with a jazz approach and an avant-garde attitude, not alienated from history.

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released June 26, 2020

Aram Shelton - alto saxophone
Larry Ochs - tenor and sopranino saxophones
Kjell Nordeson - drums
Mark Dresser - double bass (tracks 1-3 and 5 -7)
Scott Walton - double bass (tracks 4 + 8)

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 composed by Aram Shelton | Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 composed by Larry Ochs (Trobar, ASCAP, admin. by BMG)

Tracks 1-3, 5-7 recorded on July 14, 2013. Tracks 4 and 8 recorded July 12, 2018 | Recorded by Eric Moffat at Unsound Recording, San Francisco. Mixed by Aram Shelton | Mastered by Myles Boisen at Guerrilla Recording, Oakland.
Produced by Larry Ochs and Aram Shelton | Executive production by Pedro Costa for Trem Azul | Cover Art: “Grey Wave” by Sophie Plassard: artsophie.com | Design by Travassos

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