Nathan Davis Sextet - Peace Treaty

Format: LP 180g 33rpm / standard sleeve, insert
Catalogue No.: SFP10.003
Barcode: 3770010277040
Release Date: Dec 2022
Genre: Jazz

"Peace Treaty" - Nathan Davis (ts,ss); Jean-Louis Chautemps (bs); Woody Shaw (tp); René Urtreger (p); Jimmy Woode (b); Kenny Clarke (dr)

One of the first true moments of genius from saxophonist Nathan Davis - a mid 60s European session cut for the tiny SFP label - and a record that's even rarer than his early classics for MPS! The sound here is similar to the MPS sides - a mixture of soul jazz and modal jazz - served up with a bit more freedoms than Davis might have gotten on the US scene, and featuring a lineup that includes Woody Shaw on trumpet, Jean-Louis Chautemps on baritone sax, Rene Urtreger on piano, Jimmy Woode on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums. The tight rhythm of Woode and Clarke is a nice counterpoint to the modernism of Davis and Shaw - Davis works a bit on soprano, which sounds especially great!