assif tsahar trio
shekhina
mte-04

27 july 1996
fire in the valley festival amherst, ma

assif tsahar tenor saxophone
susie ibarra percussion
william parker bass

1. saxifrage (14:57)
2. hidden heart (10:07)
3. shekhina (16:04)
4. impressions of a messenger (12:33)

assif tsahar's first date as a leader is an elemental and wildly billowing affair. with the scintillating young drummer susie ibarra and bassist william parker, one of the great, very living presences in modern music.

"top 5 albums of 1997" -- steve holtje, jazziz

"his loose-jointed phrasing seems inspired by the spirit of Albert Ayler, full of flurries and cries, low moans and split tones, and notes stretched to the breaking point." --art lange, pulse