David S. Ware Essentials

David S. Ware Essentials

When David S. Ware put his lips on the reed, his horn was a force of nature: big, overwhelming, and sublime. This tenor saxophonist's quartet was one of the most revered free-jazz ensembles of the '90s—they shred on “Lockup '97,” with Ware blowing high-pitched blasts of sound across the defiantly stormy interplay between bassist William Parker and pianist Matthew Shipp. But the expansive Ware also possessed an introspective side, informing the deep belly growls that anchor the spiritual “Mikuro's Blues,” as well as the sad and smoky melodic runs threaded throughout the classic ballad “Tenderly.”

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