At 33 saxophonist Paul Booth started noticing the number 3 illuminated everywhere as he toured internationally …. the idea for a trio album started forming, which gave him the freedom to work with a range of musicians, and stretching the instrumentation employed. 3 trios x 3 tracks each.
First call was touring confrere New York drummer Clarence Penn who brought in Matt Brewer on bass for 4 hours in the studio and they immediately hit their stride exploring the harmonic and melodic ideas possible with this lineup. The form of the second trio,ran with Paul’s love of Hammond B3 organ developed over his years of touring with Steve Winwood, and a get-together in a UK studio in what has become Paul’s core trio, with Ross Stanley onorgan and Andrew Bain on drums. Trio 3 was an opportunity to work with Phil Robson on guitar and Adriano Adewale on percussion, both of whom had been in Paul’s bands over the years, but they had never tested their range of possibilities as a trio.
Pathway Records
" The leader's mix of Michael Breckerish postbop virtuosity and languidly hot ballad-playing is very attractive." John Fordham guardian.co.uk
