''Companions'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter Raphe Malik, which was recorded live at the 1998

Vision Festival The Vision Festival is the world's premier festival of experimental music (typically free jazz/avant-garde jazz), art, film and dance, held annually in May/June on the Lower East Side of New York City from 1996 to 2011, in Brooklyn from 2012-2014, ...

during a Jimmy Lyons tribute and released on the

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label. Malik leads a quartet with the members of the Trio Hurricane: tenor saxophonist

Glenn Spearman Glenn Spearman (February 14, 1947 – October 8, 1998) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was associated with free jazz and experimental music. Spearman was active in Oakland, California, in the late 1960s but moved to Paris in 1972 and ...

, bassist William Parker and drummer Paul Murphy.''Companions''
at Eremite

Reception

In his review for

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, Steve Loewy states "The trumpeter boasts a distinct style, a rough-edged, fat sound, coupled with a concept that absorbs the innovations of Don Cherry and

Bobby Bradford Bobby Lee Bradford (born July 19, 1934) is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader, and composer. In addition to his solo work, Bradford is noted for his work with John Carter, Vinny Golia and Ornette Coleman. In October 2009, Bradfo ...

, yet retains its own originality. When joined with his musical blood brother, the late Glenn Spearman, the trumpeter creates harmonies that open the heavens." '' The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' says about Spearman "He looks desperately ill on the cover but is still in fierily good voice, burning through an impassioned if slightly shapeless solo on the opening 'Lyons Jump'." The All About Jazz review by Kurt Gottschalk notes "the real star here is the leader. Malik's playing is crystalline and uplifting. For 40 minutes, they create a celebration, a fast-pitched rollick of uplifting music."Gottschalk, Kur
''Companions'' review
at All About Jazz

Track listing

:''All compositions by Raphe Malik'' # "Lyon's Jump" – 13:24 # "Emblematic" – 10:38 # "Health Food" – 9:53 # "Bend" – 7:19

Personnel

* Raphe Malik –

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* Paul Murphy - trap

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* William Parker –

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tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

References

{{Raphe Malik, state=autocollapse 2002 live albums Raphe Malik live albums Eremite Records live albums Albums recorded at the Vision Festival