jan garbarek madar 106895 colored_vinyl THEON CROSS - Epistrophy (originally

THEON CROSS - Epistrophy (originally recorded by Thelonious Monk)

Jones’ last album of new original songs which was released early in the pandemic lockdown of 2020 and foreshadowed many of the dark emotions of that period

Herbie Hancock (Piano)

or perhaps precisely because of this

Buddy Clark (bass) Mel Lewis (drums)

jan garbarek madar 106895 colored_vinyl THEON CROSS - Epistrophy (originallyMadar powerfully captures the only recorded coming together of these respective masters of their distinctive instruments: Shaukat Hussain on tabla, Anouar Brahem on oud and saxophonist Jan Garbarek. Manfred [Eicher] proposed that we might invite Shaukat for a session with Anouar, Jan Garbarek has remembered in connection to how the album came into existence. Anouar Brahem has commented on the sessions spontaneity, simply recalling the producer saying