The  Eleventh Hour cover
Released

The Eleventh Hour marks the fourth ECM appearance for saxophonist Evan Parker’s Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, and it’s a superb one. Newly added to the collective are Richard Barrett and Paul Obermayer, both electronic alchemists of the highest order whose voices coincide brilliantly with Lawrence Casserley, Joel Ryan, and Walter Prati. The usual anchors of percussionist Paul Lytton and Parker’s soprano make it all so glorious. Anyone who balks at the idea of such a project might want to take a back seat as this album’s waves begin to crash. Its patient approach to constructing a mood is simply joyful to experience.

Tyran Grillo

Recommended by

Suggestions
Kulu Sé Mama cover

Kulu Sé Mama

John Coltrane
(No Pussyfooting) cover

(No Pussyfooting)

Robert Fripp, Brian Eno
Solo + Trio Roma cover

Solo + Trio Roma

Peter Brötzmann
Everything We Love and More cover

Everything We Love and More

Peter Herbert, Huw Warren
The Gift cover

The Gift

Susanne Abbuehl
Kei’s Secret cover

Kei’s Secret

Samo Salamon
Rasif cover

Rasif

Amaro Freitas
Senderos cover

Senderos

Dino Saluzzi, Jon Christensen
Quartet (New Haven) 2014 cover

Quartet (New Haven) 2014

Taylor Ho Bynum, Nels Cline, Anthony Braxton, Greg Saunier
Wed 21 cover

Wed 21

Juana Molina