New Soft Mqchine Legacy & Elton Dean albums

From MoonJune Records:


ELTON DEAN & THE WRONG OBJECT - "THE UNBELIVABLE TRUTH"
Dear friends of MoonJune

MOONJUNE RECORDS
announces new release

ELTON DEAN & THE WRONG OBJECT
"The Unbelievable Truth"

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For video clip:
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=sA0Vcc2YnK0

SAXOPHONE LEGEND ELTON DEAN SHINES ON ONE OF HIS FINAL RECORDINGS WITH
POWERHOUSE BELGIAN IMPROV GROUP THE WRONG OBJECT.

Recorded live less than four months before his untimely passing, The
Unbelievable Truth demonstrates the remarkable breadth of the late
British saxophonist' s reach. With Dean originals ranging from the 7/4
jam "Seven for Lee" to the tender ballad "Baker's Treat," The
Unbelievable Truth also highlights The Wrong Object's equally diverse
writing and freewheeling improvisational ability. From quirky
Zappa-esque complexity to ominous material reminiscent of Dean's 1970s
tenure with Soft Machine and even a hint of swing, The Unbelievable
Truth proves that Dean remained a vital musical force to the very end.

Aymeric Leroy's liner notes:
This wasn't supposed to be a one-off; neither was it meant to be just
another unrehearsed blowing session for the veteran British saxophone
legend - that it turned out to be both was accidental and unfortunate.
Actually, "unrehearsed" isn't quite the word - Elton had been sent
scores of Michel's pieces and practiced them beforehand, and the Wrong
Object had independently rehearsed some of Elton's compositions; but
they'd never actually played together before this concert. The reason
being that the band's van broke down on the motorway on their way from
Belgium, and by the time they arrived at the venue there was only time
for a very basic soundcheck. Maybe this is why something special and
unique happened that night. The band had "warmed up" with an opening
set of their original repertoire interspersed with their usual helping
of Frank Zappa covers, and as soon as he joined them on stage, Elton
was his usual incandescent self. Little did anyone know this would
turn out to be one of his very last gigs. Of course, more was going to
be heard from this combination, but fate decided otherwise - Elton's
already shaky health took a fatal turn for the worse and he passed
away in February 2006. Thankfully we now have a souvenir of that one
gig - with fine playing by all and versions of some of Elton's
best-loved tunes, from his old signature piece "Seven For Lee" to
"Basho" from what many consider his finest album, 1980's Boundaries,
to the more recent "Baker's Treat", a gorgeous ballad and a staple of
the recent Soft Machine "reunions". There is no doubt in my mind that,
although their musical paths only crossed briefly, Elton's spirit will
continue to feed the Wrong Object's inspiration for many years to
come. Trust someone who was there, that night.

Message from The Wrong Object:
Elton's untimely death in February 2006 was a sad loss for many. It
also put an abrupt end to an exciting collaboration and a burgeoning
friendship with The Wrong Object. This record is a tribute to Elton's
continuing inspiration and his willingness to collaborate with
like-minded musicians around the globe after 40-odd years as one of
the world's best-loved sax players. Bon voyage, Elton. And thanks
again for the music and the good spirits.
- Michel Delville & the rest of the «Belgian Geezers»

More info on THE WRONG OBJECT:
http://www.wrongobj ect.com
http://www.myspace. com/wrongobject

More info on MOONJUNE RECORDS:
http://www.myspace. com/moonjunereco rds

New SOFT MACHINE LEGACY album to be available in June 2007
http://www.myspace. com/softmachinel egacy

Ah, I must get this.  TWO are a great band!

Nice one, Dick.

Also check out TWO's other albums.