"When Aberdeen-raised drummer and composer Sebastian Rochford's star rose around the millennium, he quickly made an impact with his precocious and inclusive awareness of 1950-1960s Monk-and-Miles jazz grooves, rock, funk, global music and more. From 2002, Rochford's unique sax-led quintet Polar Bear began earning nominations for Mercury, Mobo and Urban Music prizes, as well as the kind of fame rare in instrumental jazz."
"Finding Ways follows 2023's A Short Diary (a duo album in partnership with pianist Kit Downes) in dealing with the death in 2019 of Rochford's beloved poet father Gerard. The title of Finding Ways is no accident: this sharply contrasting record features edgy, metal sounds from seven studio-mixed electric guitarists, including acid-to-improv musician Tara Cunningham, Portishead's Adrian Utley and former Verve and Albarn sideman Simon Tong."
Sebastian Rochford's Finding Ways blends electric-guitar textures with his signature songlike jazz chemistry to process the 2019 death of his father, poet Gerard. The record features seven studio-mixed electric guitarists, including Tara Cunningham, Adrian Utley and Simon Tong, generating edgy, metal and atonal improvisational sounds. Tracks range from the slashing riff and splintery improv of Maybe to chordal nods to Rochford's early rock-punk life on Being Outside. Contributions include David Preston's lyrical guitar on Who's Your Person?, reggae jive on Community and the romantic pop vibe of What You Hold in Your Heart. The album contrasts with Rochford's prior duo work, A Short Diary.
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