Love Unfold The Sun dates its provenance back to 2003, as an expansion of the MSD Trio.
I ran across some LUTS archive recordings from 2003 and 2004, captured – then as on this release — by Stephen Schmidt, who has been chronicling shows of live improvised music and jazz around the globe for years (and luckily for us is based in Santa Fe).
Shocked by how strong the playing was – the telepathy, the listening, the range of textures and ideas – I asked Dave and Dan if they’d like to reconvene this project. They were as excited as I was, and we invited Ross to join on bass, making this group a tight and familiar circle: the four of us have played together in various combinations for various groups over the years, but not yet in this specific formation on this material.
Mr. Schmidt was also intrigued to hear about this, and offered to multitrack the first two shows — and here it is.
Chemistry and interplay abound from everyone on these performances, honed and tempered and made wiser by time. But this is no nostalgic rehash: new tunes mix with fresh takes on initial repertoire, and we’re excited for what lies ahead.
Love Unfold The Sun Live At Duel
Mustafa Stefan Dill – guitar, oud, compositions
Dan Pearlman – cornet
Ross Hamlin – bass
Dave Wayne – drums
Recorded live at Duel Brewing , Santa Fe, NM, 24.11.2018 (1-5) and 22.12.2018 (6)
Live multitrack engineer: Stephen Schmidt
Mixed by Dan Pearlman and MSD
Final production and layout: MSD
reviews:
“The open improvisations reveal an acute sensitivity ,…, ushering the quartet into one bracing and surprising exploration after another.” Mel Minter, Musically Speaking, April 2019
“[a] kind of post-Milesian electricity of the Davis ’70s bands with a Mid-Eastern sensibility and plenty of freedom. Dill has his own way around the guitar and it has been influenced quite naturally by his own oud work. Everybody gets with it here. It is a good go of things, I would say!” Grego Applegate Edwards, https://gapplegateguitar.blogspot.com, May 2019
Love Unfold The Sun – Zapatos (Live At Duel)
Taking the oud to free jazz spaces: “Zapatos” from the new Love Unfold The Sun release “Live At Duel.”
This tune puts the oud in a freer jazz context, but it still keeps its traditional feel I hope, still feels very oud-ish. It is an interesting space and challenge to bridge both worlds with an authenticity to each, but I think this does it.
Love Unfold The Sun – How The Nexus Affects Us (Live At Duel)
Some high energy rapid fire listening and group interplay… what group improv is about.
Love Unfold The Sun – Saba (Live At Duel)
A slow sultry free-funk tune on maqams Saba and Saba Zamzam from the new Love Unfold The Sun release “Live At Duel.”
Love Unfold The Sun – Nexus, Live At Paradiso
Some high energy moments with Dan and Dave killing it !