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FOURTH RELEASE FROM RUBY FLOWER RECORDS
"Parallelisms"
Released 15th May 2007
Herb Robertson, Evan Parker & Agustí Fernandéz Trio
Liner Notes: Barry Guy & Scott Yanow
Ruby Flower Records©2007
Line up:
Herb Robertson - trumpet, cornet, soprano hunting horn,
mutes and attachments, vocals
Evan Parker - tenor and soprano saxophones
Agustí Fernandéz -extended piano
Producers: Ana Isabel Ordonez & Herb Robertson
In the animal world sounds indicates life. Human language was
developed starting from particular sounds. Sounds more delicate
than letters will yield the place to what is more subtle and still…
the feeling. In humans the emotional brain plays a crucial role
in neural architecture. The neo-cortex is the seat of thought; it
contains the centres that put together and comprehend what the
senses perceive. It adds to a feeling what we think about it and
allows us to have feelings about ideas, art, symbols, imaginings.
Beyond that; the triumph of arts, of civilization and culture, are
all the fruits of our neo-cortex. In “Parallelisms” every improv
concept coincides with a feeling and it is of primary importance!
Herb Robertson, Evan Parker & Agustí Fernandéz live and perform
with their heart with their emotions. All along the seven tracks their
manifestation are filled with tons of self-giving, professionalism,
mastery and… feelings. In every sonic vibration lies a counterpart
very powerful, they know each other in different angles but the
combination of ores, reeds and strings is unique. When they pass
their emotions through sounds they enter on their real world.
To play, to communicate through their high abilities is more important
because they live it. I wanted to listen to their craft alone and many
weeks after they recorded it: an enormous respect and admiration
emanate from their input. I strongly believe that humans are indeed
fantastic creature; nothing about us is as fantastic as the alchemy of
souls which transmutes willpower and weakness into tolerance and faith.
Once feel that Evan, Agustí and Herb have reached a stage so supreme
that they have jump out of any peripheries. You are here at the edge
of the chasm…
Ana Isabel Ordonez, March 2007
Lines moving together and swerving everywhere, then flying apart into
another and individual parallel universe, which is just the beginning of
this triadic sound experience. This trio with Evan Parker, Agustí
Fernandéz and I was and is a very special collaboration. Ana Isabel has
a knack at knowing what combinations of musicians might just coagulate
together very nicely. The music takes on other-worldly sound elements
along with the terrestrial earthly sounds. The trumpet, saxophone and
piano start transcending their basic structure and the end result is an
acoustic setting sounding eerily electronic. The space/time continuum
distorts and warps upon itself in this trio and this is how these amazing
soundscapes come into existence. Birth and death become one.
The music (sounds) are created and destroyed simultaneously.
This is always a delicate process with that big chance element
coming into play. When it works, it is exuberating. It certainly seemed
to work with this recording. In fact, it wasn’t difficult at all. The master
artists Evan Parker and Agustí Fernandéz guaranteed that. I just had to
fall into the right place at the right or even wrong time with my contribution.
This made the parallel and non-parallel universes collide and meld and
then fly apart like objects in space with a grand order to it. Spirituality takes
over at this point and the “music of the spheres” is the result. The physical
is now meshed into the music and the music plays us. Let this music also
play you. Listen to the trio and join in for a journey through the (K) osmosis,
guaranteeing an exhilarating experience.
Clarence “Herb” Robertson, March 2007
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