''Other Violets'' is the third album by the free jazz quartet The Engines, consisting of saxophonist Dave Rempis, trombonist

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, bassist Nate McBride and drummer Tim Daisy. The album documents a collaboration with Danish reedist

John Tchicai John Martin Tchicai ( ; 28 April 1936 – 8 October 2012) was a Danish free jazz saxophonist and composer. Biography Tchicai was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a Danish mother and a Congolese father. The family moved to Aarhus, where he st ...

, which was recorded live at Chicago's Hungry Brain in 2011 and released on the Polish Not Two label.''Other Violets''
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Reception

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review by Glenn Astarita states "With a focused game-plan, the musicians execute a vastly expressionistic series of improvisational dialogues, but all pieces contain structure, albeit tinged with loose grooves and micro-motifs, elevating the excitement level throughout."Astarita, Glenn
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In his review for ''

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'', Steve Greenlee says "''Other Violets'' is probably not among the greatest moments for any of these five guys, but it’s a decent set and a worthy document of what was surely a memorable night."Greenlee, Steve
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'' The Point of Departure review by Bill Shoemaker notes "A thoroughly collaborative effort, ''Other Violets'' is more than a fitting tribute to an artist who deserves many – it’s a damn good record."Shoemaker, Bill
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Track listing

# "High and Low" (Rempis) / "Strate" (McBride) – 15:14 # "Gloxinia" (Daisy) – 13:37 # "Cool Copy" (Tchicai) / "Looking" (Bishop) – 19:32 # "Super Orgasmic Life" (Tchicai) – 8:32 # "Planet" (Bishop) – 10:34

Personnel

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 saxophone, alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key ...

, flute * Dave Rempis -

alto sax The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B ten ...

, tenor sax *

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

*Nate McBride - bass *Tim Daisy - drums

References

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