Howard Riley - Feathers with Jaki [CD]

Howard Riley (piano) with Jaki Byard (piano) on tracks 1 and 2. Recorded Royal Festival Hall, London, 29 August 1984, originally released on LP by Leo Records. <p>Riley in a trio with Mario Castronari (double bass) and Tony Marsh (drums), tracks 3 - 9. Recorded at Porcupine Studio, London, 10 January 1988, originally released on LP as 'Feathers' by Spotlite Records. <p>"A welcome CD re-release of two deleted vinyl records featuring one of Europe's most accomplished and adventurous pianists, first in dense, vigorous duos of Monk tunes with US master Jaki Byard (Festival Hall, 1984) and second with his masterful UK-based improvising trio (first released in 1988). Thoroughly recommended." - Chris Parker, BBC Music Magazine <p>"It was one of those rare Anglo-US encounters like Benny Carter at Maida Vale, or Clayton with Lyttelton, Feldman with Adderley or Tracy with Rollins where rate and nationality simply dissolve in the splendour of the music. The trio tracks are compelling too - listen to the vaunting Swigger Swagger where Castronari's bass twangs through Riley's pounding notes of the gentle Feathers where Marsh's cymbals contrast with the pianist's chiming pillars of sound." - Chris Searle, Morning Star