LARRY OCHS — The Fictive Five (2015) Tzadik Spectrum Series – 12 | FLAC (tracks), lossless

 Founding member of the Rova Sax Quartet, Larry Ochs has worked with many of the greatest musicians in Creative Music—Steve Lacy, Fred Frith, Wadada Leo Smith, Terry Riley, George Lewis, John Zorn, Derek Bailey and countless others. His newest ensemble is an update on the classic New York Contemporary Five and features Larry’s Shepp-tinged tenor sax along with some of the best young players out of New York’s Downtown scene. Ochs is particularly excited by both the ensemble sound and the music here, a set of pieces he considers to be among his strongest and most successful blendings of composition and improvisation. Fabulous and soulful, The Fictive Five is a tremendous achievement by this West Coast master of surprise! Tzadik
Tracklist :
1.    Similitude (for Wim Wenders)    24:48
2.    A Marked Refraction    4:23
3.    By Any Other Name (for William Kentridge)    22:36
4.    Translucent (for Kelly Reichardt)    17:38
Credits : 
Ken Filiano - Bass, Effects
Larry Ochs - Tenor And Sopranino Saxophones
Nate Wooley - Trumpet
Harris Eisenstadt - Drums
Pascal Niggenkemper - Bass, Prepared Bass

SAM RIVERS | ADAM RUDOLPH | HARRIS EISENSTADT - Vista (2004) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Recorded in 2003 at the Clear Lake recording studio in Venice, California. This set places Sam Rivers in the company of drummer Harris Eisenstadt and percussionist Adam Rudolph for a series of seven medium-length freewheeling improvisations. Rivers plays tenor, soprano and flute on these exercises and the effect is electrifying. While completely in the moment, utterly outside, and spontaneously realized, there is a certain warmth and accessibility on this outing that is unexpected. The music flows, easily, effortlessly, and Rivers' own focus is remarkable in the onslaught of drums that seem to come from behind and in front of him, surrounding him on every side. The feeling is ever forward. Rivers doesn't strive to play above the drums but with them, through them, inside them, weaving a quilt of color and nuance while still projecting considerable force. This is not a date for everyone and it is a workout, but it's a sublime one that offers plenty to anyone willing to take it on its own terms.
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Tracklist :
1    Sussuration     5:44
2    Capacious     6:23
3    Motivity     8:22
4    Philio     8:20
5    Plumaseria     9:23
6    Specular     5:32
7    Vista    8:26
Credits :
Drums [Drumset] – Harris Eisenstadt
Percussion [Hand Drums], Percussion – Adam Rudolph
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Sam Rivers