Alexander Hawkins Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) Dear all, I'm really pleased to say that I now have copies of my new Ensemble album, 'All There, Ever Out'...it's essentially the same line-up as our previous effort: Javier Carmona, drums Otto Fischer, guitar Dominic Lash, double bass Hannah Marshall, 'cello Orphy Robinson, marimba yours truly, piano, compositions ...the only differences being that on one track, I play Hammond B3; on a further track, we are joined by Kit Downes on Hammond; and that Orphy Robinson plays marimba here, rather than steel pans (purely a quirk of my programming choices - he played some lovely pans on the session - the tracks just didn't 'sit' in the sequence!). As it's hot off the press, I'm afraid I can't tempt with any juicy quotes yet(!), but if you liked the first one, I hope you may even like this one more - I'm really delighted with how it turned out, and I feel the band identity comes through even stronger this time around...in the meantime, here are two tasters if you'd like to listen: Ahab and Tatum Totem III If anyone is interested in a copy, I have some I can sell at £10+pp. Thanks for weathering the sales pitch... p.s. I still have a small number of copies of the first album left too, so for interested parties, could do these on their own at £8+pp, or both for £18, to include pp. Edited July 18, 2011 by Alexander Hawkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 I'm sold...if only on the strength of the first one PM on its way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Made it down to the post office today, so all copies ordered to this point are on their way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Sweet! I'll credit Oe Fischer as the one to hip me to the fact that there are somehow two Hans Kollers in existence! I'd only known of the saxman before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Sweet! I'll credit Oe Fischer as the one to hip me to the fact that there are somehow two Hans Kollers in existence! I'd only known of the saxman before... Ah yes! This one, but also this one! I haven't actually heard this latter record yet, but am looking forward to doing so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Just made another trip to the post office - many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Mine's arrived already. Thanks Alex. Hope to spin it sometime later today, work permitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted July 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Great - glad it got there in good time! Just to say to anyone else curious - I'm travelling for some gigs in Europe this weekend, so afraid next trip to post office will be Tuesday for any dispatches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted August 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Thank you for the orders - another trip to the post office in the morning, for anyone else who would like a copy. There's also a review in the July Jazzwise, for the curious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 So - due to a slightly unlikely series of events, this album is actually officially only released this coming Monday, April 9th...so just upping this should anyone be curious! We've recently had some very kind reviews. I believe we get 4 stars in the current Downbeat. There's also this in The Guardian; this in Jazzwise; this in Point of Departure; this in Ni Kantu; this in the Jazzmann; ...and a few others I think! There are copies available in various formats from the label...and I also have a handful! Anyhow - plenty of samples available on the label's page there...so I hope it may appeal to at least some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 For anyone in London: we launch the record at The Vortex tomorrow night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Alexander - a famous legendary American saxophonist had some very nice things to say about you this past weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 The title sounds like a line from Beckett. Is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Alexander - a famous legendary American saxophonist had some very nice things to say about you this past weekend. Steve - wow, I'm flattered...could it have been Joe by any chance? I had the huge privilege of playing with him again last Sunday over in Berlin...as well as a master instrumentalist, genuinely one of the nicest people I have had the pleasure of meeting! The title sounds like a line from Beckett. Is it? Pete - in fact, no, although now you say so, I can see that! It's not a phrase borrowed from anything as such...just a habit I have of starting with an idea, then toying around with the wording until it 'sits' a certain way, by way of titling things from time to time! Although come to think of it, the title of the group's first record - 'no now is so' - is taken from someone else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 yes it was Joe McPhee who just happened to sit down next to me for the Han Bennink concert. The subject of the Decoy CD/Cafe Oto came up.....btw - what a nice person he is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 You're totally right - great guy. There's actually a new album from the quartet coming in late Autumn/early Winter...we don't do it often, but wow, I love playing with Joe! Actually - would be interesting to hear him play duo with Han!(Having said that, there aren't many people Joe wouldn't sound great with; or that Han wouldn't sound great with!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 if anyone needs further persuasion, more well deserved praise, here http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/alexander-hawkins-all-there-ever-out.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Thanks for posting that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Planning to play something from this on Sunday's "Cutting Edge" episode, featuring newer pianists' work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Thanks Clifford - really appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Alexander,congratulations! Best jazz album of 2012 according to The Guardian. http://www.guardian....-albums-of-2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Congrats ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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