17.3.05
"The album you hold in your hands [Captain of the Deep, Eremite] is a remarkable document. It is notable as one of only two recordings released under the leadership of the legendary Denis Charles. It is equally notable as the sole remaining evidence of a superb quartet, one whose existence was as brief as it was ecstatic. The opening piece, 'We Don't,' is my favorite selection. Mr. Moondoc and Mr. Breedlove achieve the rough, sanctified sax/trumpet interplay that was the Ayler Brothers stock in trade. Mr. Charles takes a solo so evocative of West Africa's talking drum tradition as to lend the piece an ancient character. All the material on this album has a sweet congruence. This band never fails to fill you with the magnificent sense of individuals working towards a greater whole. Nobody steps on anyone else's notes, nobody shoves anyone aside, and it is obvious throughout that the interpersonal communication is happening at a very high level." - Byron Coley
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Este álbum é realmente fora do comum. De 1998 para cá ouvi centenas e centenas de discos e poucos foram os que me deixaram uma impressão tão funda e duradoura. Porquê?! Sei que como eu há muitas outras pessoas que sentem o mesmo em relação a este disco, a obra-prima de Denis Charles, com Jemeel Moondoc, Nathan Breedlove e Wilbert deJoode. Está cá tudo: blues, marcha, batida afro, swing, bop, todos os ritmos e cenários do jazz, fundidos numa peça musical imponente, com tempero especial: a paixão do free jazz.
posted by eduardo chagas
@ 17.3.05 
