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Front cover of the album THE SWEET SPOT
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JOE McPHEE - MICHAEL BISIO - FRED LONBERG-HOLM - JUMA SULTAN

THE SWEET SPOT

Juma Sultan
Fred Lonberg-Holm
Michael Bisio
Joe McPhee

“Four masters, four musical experiences, each as dense and diverse. For each of them, the need to explore is part of his conception of music.”


Joe McPhee: tenor and soprano saxophones, vocals
Michael Bisio: double bass
Fred Lonberg-Holm: cello
Juma Sultan: percussion


Malachai (11:20)
AMS (6:27)
Free 3 (5:32)
Human Being (6:05)
e320 (9:28)
The Sweet Spot (5:43 ) Play For Django (9:56)

Composed by: Joe McPhee (1), Juma Sultan (2), J. Sultan - F. Lonberg-Holm - M. Bisio (3), Charlie Haden (4), Fred Lonberg-Holm (5), J. McPhee - J. Sultan - F. Lonberg-Holm - M. Bisio (6), Henry Grimes (7)
 
Recorded by Ken Helmlinger on January 26th 2021 at Dreamland Recording Studios, Hurley, New York, USA
Mixing: Gordon Comstock
Mastering: Jean-Pierre Bouquet, L’autre Studio, Vaires-sur Marne, FR
Poem: Joe McPhee
Liner notes: Michel Dorbon
Photograph: Albert Brooks
Cover design: Max Schoendorff
Cover realization: David Bourguignon
Executive producer: Michel Dorbon

At all times, the music seeks to surpass itself, but without ever losing its balance, whether it is when they improvise, when they play each other’s compositions or when they reinvest the themes of Charlie Haden “Human Being” or Henry Grimes “For Django”. For all four, listening is as important as playing.

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