Sax Pax For A Pax

Atlantic 83069

1. Dog Trot 2:25
2. Paris 3:26
3. Bird´S Lament 2:02 (In Memory Charlie Parker)
4. Sandalwood 2:09 Tout Suite No. 1 In F Major
5. 1. Mov. 3:00
6. 2. Mov. 3:13
7. 3. Mov. 2:49
8. D For Danny 1:42 (Dedicated To Danny Thompson)
9. New Amsterdam 6:23 10. Sea Horse 1:17 (Piano)
11. Fiesta 1:35 (Piano) Novette No. 1 In D Flat Major
12. 1. Mov. 1:39 13. 2. Mov. 2:00
14. 3. Mov. 1:41
15. Single Foot 1:52
16. Mother´S Whistler 2:15
17. Present For The Prez. 2:35 (In Memory Lester Young)
18. Shakespeare City 4:03 Eec Suite
19. Golden Fleece 3:00
20. Hymn To Peace 1:36
21. Eec Lied 2:53

THE LONDON SAXOPHONIC
Saxophones:
Tim Redpath soprano, alto, baritone
Rob Buckland soprano, alto, tenor
Simon Haram soprano, alto
Gareth Brady alto, tenor
Bradley Grant soprano, alto
Andy Scott tenor, baritone
Jon Rebbeck soprano, baritone, piano
Chris Caldwell baritone
Will Gregory bass sax
Percussion:
Graham Cole timpani
Paul Clarvis snare drums, bongos
Louis Hardin bass drum, bongos
Chris Wells snare drums, timpani
Danny Thompson contra bass
Nicola Meecham piano solos
Liam Noble piano
Peter Blackwood piano
Voices:
Peter Hammill (courtesy of FIE! Records)
Andrew Davis
Stuart Gordon
Bernd Kowalzik
Alun Thomas and the "BAND"
Recorded at the Michael Tippett Centre, Newton Park College, Bath
by David Lord and Glenn Tommey
Recording equipments were installed by Terra Incognita Stusio, Bath
Mixed by David Lord and Will Gregory at Terra Incognita
All compositions and lyrics written by Louis Haardin (Moondog)
Published by Managarm and Roof Music

Sleeve Notes

he composer calls his saxophone project Sax Pax, underlining that in this case the saxophones are not to be linked with military bands for which the instruments originally had been intended, but are used exclusively for peaceful purposes Pax like peace or packs, meaning different sized groups within the ensemble, the first "pack" involves 4 saxes, as in Single Foot, the second one using 5 saxes, as in Sandalwood, then seven saxes, as in New Amsterdam, nine saxes in Novette No.1, and so on. Since Louis Hardin is deeply impressed with the achievements of the intrument-builder Antoine Joseph (called Adolphe) Sax who built his first saxophone during the period of 1840/41 he wants to commemorate the centennial of A. Sax´s death (Febr. 4th. ´94) with this CD. All the pieces are part of a series which the composer calls ZAJAZ, "jazz" in two directions, like a Janus-head showing two faces. There is one looking backwards into the past, represented by classical techniques of composing and the other face turn towards the future which is characterized by a new kind of combining old and new elements of music. Music which sounds like jazz, sometimes like real wild improvisations as in Present for the Prez., but is in fact classically conceived, written in the form of chaconne. Most of the pieces are written in canon form, having up to 36 voices as in Well Well Dukel, which has not been recorded yet. The core of the ensemble which has been founded by the leading British saxophonist John Harle are the members of the meanwhile well established Apollo Saxophone Quartet who won important music competitions at home and abroad like the Tokyo International Chamber Music Competition in 1992. Also involved were David Lord as producer, and other big names of British music world, like Peter Hammill and Andrew Davis (former Stackridge member) singing, of Danny Thompson, former Pentangle co-founder, with his contra bass, named Victoria, being especially featured on "D For Danny" which Loius Hardin dedicated to his long-time friend. The piano solos were played by Nicola Meecham, teacher at the Royal Academy Of Music.