O’Gallagher, John
Whirlwind Recordings, 2025, CD
Instrument: Saxophone
Issue: 31.3
Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
Performance: 3
Sound: 3
Score: 72
O’s Notes: Alto saxophonist, composer John O’Gallagher leads a quartet with guitarist Ben Monder, drummer Andrew Cyrille, and drummer Billy Hart. Yes, that’s two esteemed drummers playing together! The music is a new way of thinking for Gallagher after moving from Brooklyn to Portugal with a stop in London. He is liberated and spontaneous in this effort and the result inspires fresh thinking with an edgy approach.
Publicist: Whirlwind