Nat Birchall: Guiding Spirit | CD review

(Gondwana)By restricting himself to his home patch on the northern jazz circuit, saxophonist Nat Birchall is not as acclaimed across the UK as he deserves. His debut album, Sixth Sense, was hailed by Mojo magazine, in a John Coltrane reference, for its "sunship beauty". Coltrane is indeed Birchall's primary inspiration, musically and spiritually – a connection audible from the first gong-sound and McCoy Tyneresque piano trill under his saxophone on the opening track, and sustained with hypnot...

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