Work Money Death – People Of the Fast Flowing River (LP)

Whether it’s the harmonium onHeadwaters Of The Soul, the congas and driving shekere onThe Fast Flowing River, the trilling flute behind the sax onWe Are The People&The River Becomes The Stream, or Burkill’s impassioned and perfectly-paced tenor explorations throughout the whole, this album is full of nuanced details that will make it a hit with fans of Pharaoh Sanders and Alice Coltrane.

“Created in the spirit of Impulse! and Strata-East’s late 60s/early 70s output, these Leeds-based torch-bearers for spiritual jazz waste no time hitting their groove on album three. Masters of hypnotic slow builds, On The Fast Flowing River’s galvanising pulse and We Are The People’s jaunty piano refrain give tenor saxophonist Tony Burkill ample space to reprove his way with a lingering hook.