by François CoutureSome believe that Evan Parker is at his very best when playing in a trio format. It tends to be true. His trio with Barry Guy and Paul Lytton is nothing less of impressive. The Two Seasons documents another of his sax/bass/drums trios, this one with John Edwards and Mark Sanders. This is a two-CD set with each disc presenting an almost integral concert (editing had to be made in order to comply with the limitations of the CD medium) "Winter" was recorded on February 15, 1999, and "Summer" on July 28 of the same year. Each of these performances was delivered at The Vortex in London and comprised two 40-minutes sets of continuous free improvising (indexed on the records following the evolution of the improvisations). ... Read More...