Artist: Theo Travis

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Catalogue no: 33JAZZ 011

Label: 33Jazz

Price: £12

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Theo's debut recording from 1993 which launched him onto the British jazz scene. A jazz album locked into the tradition but with eclectic influences such as Robert Fripp, McCoy Tyner, Stan Getz, latin music and progressive rock. Features David Gordon on piano, Rob Statham on fretless bass, and Ichiro Tatsuhara on drums. Guests include avant guitarist Mark Wood, later to collaborate with Theo Travis in the cutting edge Marshall Travis Wood improv' trio, and Cuban percussionist Robin Jones.

Theo Travis 2 am features Theo Travis - tenor saxophone David Gordon - piano Rob Stratham - bass Ichiro Tatsuhara - drums Mark Wood - guitar Robin Jones - percussion

Reviews

01/01/1993 Jazz the Magazine

"Like a modern day Duke, Travis takes delight in compositions which create subtly-constructed pictures of moods Sex ,Food and Money (pt2) with Travis' tenor churning through time-signatures over Mark Wood's other worldly guitar chords, is manic danger personified. Nightmare in New York" hits the same mood, with the tenor, lifted by Ichiro Tatsuhara's driving drums, digging in late Coltrane-ishly. The title track moodily captures the desolate loneliness of the small hours."

01/01/1993 Cadence Magazine

"Travis achieves an early morning spaciousness true to his title. This one earns an "A" for atmosphere"