.Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite records artists audio community Companions by Raphe Malik Quartet by Alan Silva

"The Trio Hurricane - Glenn Spearman on tenor, William Parker on bass, Paul Murphy on drums - first blew in 1986 (Suite of Winds, on Black Saint, Live at Fire in The Valley, mte-10). Companions is effectively another Trio Hurricane + 1, the extra member this time being not Marco Eneidi (see Wiretapper 6 compilation), but trumpeter Raphe Malik. Recorded in May 1998, it is, unless someone taped their concert in Toronto two months later, Malik's last recording with Spearman, who died in October that year (his final concert, with Matthew Goodheart and Rashid Bakr in July 98, was released on Eremite as First and Last mte-15). "Lyon's Jump" references ex-CT altoist Jimmy Lyons (in whose memory this concert took place at the Vision Festival), who invited Murphy to join his group after hearing the drummer play in 1974. It's inspired stuff, and Parker, who presumably ate a lion before taking to the stage, turns in a bowed solo of snarling ferocity, after which the tempo - but not the intensity - drops for "Emblematic'. Spearman and Malik are accompanied to perfection by Murphy's soft sticks. Murphy, an unsung drummer who also studied with Gene Krupa and Louie Bellson, is outstanding throughout. "Health Food" starts out like the proverbial hurricane, but Murphy keeps the storm moving through before it causes major structural... more credits released April 26, 2018 Raphe Malik - trumpet Paul Murphy - drums William Parker - bass Glenn Spearman - tenor saxophone recorded 1998-05-28, Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, NYC producer Michael Ehlers engineer Alan Hadzi-Stefanov photos Michael Wilderman

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