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 Spiritual Progressions

Artist NAT BIRCHALL UNITY ENSEMBLE
Format:LP
Label:ANCIENT ARCHIVE OF SOUND
Catalogue No:AAOS221
Barcode:7141043768915
No of Discs:1
Release Date:26 Aug 2022

Unity

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Nat Birchall - tenor saxophone, wood flutes, singing bowls, mbira, balaphon, gunibri, percussion.

Adam Fairhall - piano.

Michael Bardon - bass. Paul Hession – drums

Lascelle Gordon - percussion, hand drums.



Following on from his recent string of exceptional all-solo albums, Mysticism of Sound, Ancient Africa and Afro Trane,

Nat Birchall releases his first new studio recording, Spiritual Progressions, with his current working group, Unity Ensemble.

This group consists of long time musical partner Adam Fairhall on piano, plus the bassist in Nat’s group for several years and albums, Michael Bardon, and a welcome return on drums by Paul Hession who recorded on the legendary Live In Larissa double album.

Rounding out the five-piece ensemble is percussionist

Lascelle Gordon, a mainstay of the London music scene for many years.

Nat says he chose the name for the group because “This particular group of musicians has a very unified sound, each player has a very individual sound and concept but they all come together in this group and blend incredibly well. Making music with this band is pure joy.”

The album features four tracks, all composed by Nat, which beautifully illustrate Nat’s comments.

The first track, Unity, speaks for itself and the cohesion of the group sound, each instrument adding to the overall vibe with no hint of grandstanding or musical one-upmanship.

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