David S. Ware has been one of the musicians I have been truly fascinated with for quite a few years at this point. His discography, far from flawless, is one of the most captivating in the world of Jazz for me. He has been called a one of a kind improviser, which is an adjective thrown around for quite a lot of people in the genre, but which I only agree with for a handful of individuals, including Mr. Ware. His style, which evidently draws a low from giants such as Coltrane and Rollins for influence, is one of the most encompassing for me. As soon as the first few notes hit, I immediately get grounded and captivated for the whole experience. It is not a player that takes the whole space for himself, Ware had been playing with Matthew Shipp and William Parker to the point where their chemistry was just outwordly, truly something to behold and ending up in one of the strongest and most admirable dynamics in jazz trios and quartets.
In that same field however, I have not been able to find a lot of recordings from Ware ensembles available online that are not part of his official releases catalog, but from the few I have stumbled upon, this is certainly my favorite. "Performing a Reimagination of Sonny Rollins' Freedom Suite". To my ears, both this recording as well as the official album that would be released a few months later overshadow the original album and musical piece in a very beautiful way. This is a huge love letter to Sonny Rollins, but also to Free Jazz, in the form of very captivating and passionate performances, very hipnotizing from the very beginning to the very end. It is not the best recording quality wise, but as far as audience recordings go it is definitely very nice. All the instruments can be appreciated and heard, and the way it all flows together is just so rewarding and tasty for the listener.
I can only hope that the future archive releases from this wonderful saxophone player keep doing justice to his amazing legacy, and I really look forward to keep finding more of these type of recordings to just get marveled once again at the unique force that was this musician onstage. For now, the main thing I can do is just share one little capsule of history that I appreciate very much, with a small writeup that I hope transfers a fraction of how I feel towards the effect the music Ware delivered to the world has always left inside of me.
This is music to feel alive to, to appreciate and love the passion towards the craft, the genres and the instruments, and to truly feel free, even if just for a couple of hours.
During this gig, the David S. Ware Quartet was made up by:
David S. Ware: tenor saxophone
William Parker: bass
Matthew Shipp: piano
Guillermo E. Brown: drums
1. First Set: Announcements by Randall Kline / Band Introduction (5:34)
2. First Set: Freedom Suite, 1st Movement (19:07)
3. First Set: Freedom Suite, 2nd Movement (13:01)
4. First Set: Freedom Suite, 3rd Movement (10:07)
5. First Set: Freedom Suite, 4th Movement (15:11)
6. Second Set: Intro (0:55)
7. Second Set: Untitled 1 (15:12)
8. Second Set: Untitled 2 (13:21)
9. Second Set: Untitled 3 (17:51)
10. Second Set: Band Introduction (1:56)
11. Second Set: Untitled 4 (7:16)
12. Second Set: Untitled 5 (6:47)
Jean Lerond: original recording
Mateo Merino Aguilar (Yours Truly): cover design
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