Brandon Allen - BATL Quartet Live

by Brandon Allen

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BATL QUARTET

Brandon Allen and Tim Lapthorn have been performing together for 17 years.

The saxophonist and pianist have played in various quartet formations at London's Ronnie Scott's for over 10 years.

This new explosive quartet features brand new material written by the leaders, channeling their respective influences.

Both players are known for their passionate and exciting style of playing.

They share a chemistry and intuition that pushes the music to places unknown, every night a new destination reached.

There is a great sense of melody and swing present in the music.

The quartet is completed by longtime musical associates Arnie Somogyi (bass) and Lloyd Haines (drums).

The compositional framework is relatively simple, allowing for spontaneous improvisation on the melodic content, rhythmic nature and harmonic structure of each piece.

The music is loosely influenced by Stan Getz and some of his later collaborations, Wayne Shorter's Bluenote albums and the music of Weather Report, Chick Corea, The John Coltrane Quartet, swing, bop, brazilian music, classical and contemporary music, the experience of life right now...

BATL recently recorded a live album at Pizza Express (Soho, London) on March 4th, 2019.

This new release is called BATL Quartet LIVE.

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1.	Gone but not forgotten 10:04	info	buy track
2.	Lazy Day 08:20	info	buy track
3.	Return to life 08:45	info	buy track
4.	Cuckoo intro 00:12		buy track
5.	Cuckoo 10:05	info	buy track
6.	Running away with me 08:09	info	buy track
7.	Theodore intro 00:18		buy track
8.	Theodore 08:41	info	buy track
9.	A little love song 06:28		buy track
10.	Frack the right 13:58	info	buy track
11.	Outro introductions 00:27		buy track

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"Every track on this album is top quality. Allen’s signature hard-bop tenor sound is occasionally tempered with a tender touch and Lapthorn’s creative piano playing is vibrant and imaginative."
Jazz Journal

"A thrilling and satisfying album headed by a staunch quartet"
Blues and Soul Magazine

"Four musicians totally in sync with each other.."
Bebop spoken here

"Rock-solid and exciting performances capturing the essence of the classic jazz quartet at its finest."
London Jazz News

"..the quality is so consistent that it’s hard to pick a favourite. Allen’s big sound is a constant delight, and the engagement of the whole band carries the day."
Jazz Views

"Allen and Lapthorn both play with power and conviction, their solos fluent and consistently imaginative."
The Jazzmann

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released October 1, 2020

Brandon Allen - saxophone
Tim Lapthorn - piano
Arnie Somogyi - bass
Lloyd Haines - drums

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Brandon Allen London, UK

Australian saxophonist Brandon Allen relocated to London in 2000.
Since arriving in the UK, he has worked with many established artists from various genres, in particular, Jazz.

Brandon is also the saxophonist with the Kyle Eastwood Band, touring internationally.

He has performed with Eric Clapton, Paloma Faith, Kyle Eastwood, Gary Husband, Stefano Di Battista, Adam Nussbaum and Tony Lakatos. ... more

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May 21

Tap Social Movement

Oxford, UK

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