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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    New release! CD in 4-panel digipak, with sleeve notes by Daniel Spicer (The Wire / Jazzwise). Limited one-off pressing of 300 copies.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Duos via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/44.1kHz.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    All 3 new releases on SLAM in one bundle. Includes download codes for all 3. Save money on albums & shipping. The CDs are presented in 4-panel digipaks, with sleeve notes by Daniel Spicer (The Wire / Jazzwise). Each one is a limited one-off pressing of 300 copies.

    Includes the albums:
    Paul Dunmall & Kevin Figes - Duos
    David Bitelli & Ollie Usiskin - Harlesden Sessions
    Kevin Figes & Julie Tippetts - Happy Apples

    Includes unlimited streaming of Duos via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
The Chat 00:26
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2.
Tenor and Alto Saxophone #1 04:08
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3.
Clarinet and Alto Flute #1 04:26
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4.
Two Flutes #1 03:18
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5.
Two Soprano Saxophones 05:19
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6.
Two Alto Flutes 03:44
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7.
Baritone and Soprano Saxophone #1 03:40
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8.
Clarinet and Alto Flute #2 03:46
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9.
Tenor and Alto Saxophone #2 03:47
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10.
Two Flutes #2 03:42
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11.
Baritone and Soprano Saxophone #2 04:07
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about

The first duo recording between towering free jazz saxophonist Paul Dunmall and the highly creative saxophonist Kevin Figes, sees them perform ten improvised pieces using an assortment of instruments, including various saxophones, clarinets and flutes.

With no pre-composed themes or motifs, what you hear are two master musicians in the moment of creativity. The wholly improvised conversations seem to encompass and distil the history of jazz, moving between free and contemporary idioms with folk and avant-garde influences drifting in and out of the pieces. The differing configurations offer distinctive moods, tones and sounds. ‘Duos’ affords us the chance to enjoy a unique convergence of two brilliant musical minds.

Paul Dunmall is widely recognised as one of the most powerful and distinctive reed players to have emerged from the UK. He has been a leading figure in UK free improvisation for decades, including 20 years in the ground-breaking quartet Mujician.

Kevin Figes studied with Elton Dean and Tim Garland. In the early 1990s, he moved to Bristol and began a long and fruitful association with Keith Tippett. A supremely versatile musician, he has played everything from funk, Brazilian music, jazz-rock and avant-garde music.

‘Duos’ is available on a limited edition 4-panel digipak CD with sleeve notes by Daniel Spicer (The Wire / Jazzwise).

Paul Dunmall: tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, flute and alto flute
Kevin Figes: alto, soprano and baritone saxophones, flute and alto flute

Press Quotes:

“Dunmall and Figes improvise a suite full of colour, texture and detail that is thoroughly compelling.” - Nick Lea, Jazz Views

“With two single-note melodic instruments there is always a sense of conversation while the mix of tones and range also make it a study in texture…they avoid riffing, rather exploring a stream of consciousness together in forms ranging from almost folk-like melodic phrasing to neo-classical impressionism and cascading bop. You sense a mutual respect and seriousness of purpose.” - Tony Benjamin, Jazzwise

“Expressing themselves on dual saxophones of many sizes, the duo melds profundity and poise. Frequently intertwined and cross pulsed, the Dunmall and Figes focus as often on mulching mainstream patterns as expressing irregular vibrations with high and low reed whorls and whizzes…Confirming his humility to share the spotlight with another in a mano-o-mano improv meeting, Dunmall demonstrates how his musical career has last and intensified over the decades.” - Ken Waxman, JazzWord

“Tenor And Alto Saxophone #1 beautifully exemplifies mutual understanding, Clarinet And Alto Flute #2 mines a seam of lyricism at odds with established understandings of the notion.” - Nic Jones, Jazz Journal

“The music on this album is not only a fascinating adventure, but also a stimulating aesthetic experience. Overall, although obviously intended for the rather limited audience open-minded enough to listen and enjoy Improvised Music, it is a wonderful example of what that specific genre can offer. The complete independence form commerciality has its price, but also its rewards, as this album clearly proves. Great to see the Slam label reactivated.” - Adam Baruch: The Soundtrack of My Life

credits

released October 18, 2024

All tracks composed by Paul Dunmall & Kevin Figes
Recorded 23rd August 2022
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jim Barr at J & J Studio, Bristol

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Free jazz, contemporary jazz and improvised recorded music label founded by saxophonist George Haslam in 1989, which has released over 250 albums.

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