Paul Dunmall

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Paul Dunmall (born May 6, 1953 in Welling , Kent ) is a British saxophonist (soprano, baritone and tenor saxophone) and clarinetist of free and avant-garde jazz .

Act

At the beginning of his career, Paul Dunmall worked in the folk environment (including with Danny Thompson ), with bebop musicians and with Keith Tippett's band Mujician , and later with numerous musicians from the English free jazz scene such as Evan Parker , Elton Dean , Paul Rutherford . In 1979 he founded Spirit Level with Tim Richards . Since the 1980s he recorded a number of albums, first for the independent Duns Limited Edition label, and later for Slam , Cadence and HatHut Records . Guitarist John Adams, bassist Paul Rogers , drummers Tony Levin and Mark Sanders played sidemen on his albums .

The remarkable work The Great Divide was created in 1999 with an expanded line-up with guest musicians such as Paul Rutherford, Hilary Jeffries , Gethin Liddington , Elton Dean, Evan Parker and Keith Tippett . Dunmall was also involved in recordings by Elton Dean, Peter Fairclough , Matthew Bourne , the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra ( Zurich Concerts , 1987/88) and the formation "Spirit Level".

In addition to his main instruments, the saxophones and the clarinet, Dunmall plays the saxello and bagpipes .

Together with Jim Dvorak (tp), Mark Sanders (dr) and Chris Mapp (b), the album Cherry Pickin ' was created in 2014 .

Discographic notes

Paul Dunmall with the Louis Moholo Quintet (with Alan Tomlinson (trombone), Alexander Hawkins (piano, not in the picture) and Olie Brice (bass))

Albums as a leader

  • Soliloquy (Matchless, 1986) solo
  • Quartet and Sextet / Babu (Slam, 1993)
  • Ghostly Thoughs (hatology, 1996) with John Adams, Mark Saunders
  • Desire and Liberation (Slam, 1996) with Annie Whitehead
  • Bebop Starbust ( Cuneiform , 1997)
  • Totally Fried Up (Slam, 1998)
  • The Great Divide ( Cuneiform , 1999)
  • Hour Glass (Emanem, 2002)
  • Awareness Response (Emanem, 2003)

Albums as a sideman

  • Johnny Guitar Watson : Ain't That a Bitch (DJM, 1976)
  • Elton Dean: Unlimited Saxophone Company (Ogun, 1989)
  • Peter Fairclough: Shepherd Wheel (ASC, 1995)
  • London Jazz Composers´ Orchestra: Zurich Concerts (Intakt, 1987/88)
  • Evan Parker: Birmingham Concert (Rare Music, 1993)
  • Spirit Level: Great Spirit: Best of Spirit Level (33 records, 1979-99)

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Cook & Morton rated the album in the Penguin Guide with the highest rating of four stars.
  2. ↑ Cherry Pickin ' (SLAMCD 294) CD review by Jon Turney , LondonJazz News January 5, 2015, accessed January 8, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Dunmall, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British saxophonist and clarinetist
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Welling , Kent