Michael Janisch kicks out the jams for new album Worlds Collide
Friday, June 14, 2019
Whirlwind Recordings label boss Michael Janisch (above centre) steps back into the spotlight as bassist and bandleader for his upcoming sixth album, Worlds Collide, which is released on his label on 6 September.
The recording features a stellar cast of US players, including saxophonist John O'Gallagher, trumpeter Jason Palmer, drummer Clarence Penn and guitarist Rez Abassi, all appearing on sessions cut at Abbey Road’s Studio 3, with additional parts added by saxophonist George Crowley, keyboardist John Escreet and drummer/percussionist Andrew Bain.
The album shifts the bassist’s sophisticated compositions into a higher gear, with the band digging into several hard-driving tracks including the cool strutting ‘Another London’ and the horn-powered ‘An Ode to a Norwegian Strobe’, alongside the extended lines of the jazz-rock tinged ‘Frocklebot’. Janisch tours the music this autumn with a heavy-hitting Brit band (pictured above) featuring saxophonists Nathaniel Facey and the aforementioned Crowley, pianist Rick Simpson and drummer Shaney Forbes who play the following UK-wide dates: Blue Arrow, Glasgow (24 Sep); The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh (25 Sep); East Side Jazz Club, Birmingham (26 Sep) and Kings Place, London (album launch, 27 Sep).
– Mike Flynn
For more info visit www.michaeljanisch.com
Watch an exclusive video preview of the album here