Live album by English altoist Mike Osborne recorded in 1974 at the Peanuts Club in London. The piano-less trio format is always appealing to me with just a single horn. Really dig the sound and feeling of that kind of a stripped down setting. It’s way more primitive than having a piano in there, and I love that.
The music is avant-garde. It’s a lovely album and another one picked up at a store before I had heard it. I think I should do this more often. It’s very exciting when you take a chance and the music turns out to be great.
Osborne, who I haven’t listen to before, was a wonderful player. Really technically gifted and plays quite fiery, incorporating fast runs that produces lots of energy. I need to take a deep dive into his catalogue I reckon.
The cats backing Osborne in the trio are Harry Miller on double bass and Louise Moholo on drums. Both from South Africa. I mentioned them some time ago as well when I posted the Brötzmann album ”Opened, But Hardly Touched”. Great pair of musicians who played very well together.
The album was released on the Ogun label, which was founded 1973 in London by Miller and his wife Hazel, together with sound engineer Keith Beal. Will have to check that out to see if I can find any more good stuff.
