Nat Birchall: Sacred Dimension – review

(Gondwana)Saxophonist Nat Birchall is a John Coltrane admirer whose quicker pieces tend to sound like Coltrane's famous account of My Favourite Things, and his ballads like the sax-guru's haunting tone poem Naima. Ancient World, the opening track of Sacred Dimension, has the My Favourite Things feel, with the leader's bittersweet soprano sax twisting over the thundering Elvin Jones-inspired drumming of Andy Hay and the rolling piano chords of Adam Fairhall. The poignant title track has a bird-c...

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