{"title":"Co Streiff Russ Johnson Quartet","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"oracle-gd","title":"Oracle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCo Streiff\u003c\/strong\u003e on alto saxophone, \u003cstrong\u003eRuss Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e on trumpet, \u003cstrong\u003eChristian Weber\u003c\/strong\u003e on double bass, and \u003cstrong\u003eGerry Hemingway\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums bring serious history to \u003cem\u003eOracle\u003c\/em\u003e. Streiff and Johnson’s musical friendship goes back to 2004, shaped by wide-ranging collaborations in Europe and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStreiff’s work as a bandleader and with pianist \u003cstrong\u003eIrène Schweizer\u003c\/strong\u003e, alongside Johnson’s deep New York experience, gives this quartet a real sense of shared language. Their 2012 debut, \u003cem\u003eIn Circles\u003c\/em\u003e, drew on the open, keyboard-less tradition of \u003cstrong\u003eGerry Mulligan\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eChet Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e, and especially \u003cstrong\u003eOrnette Coleman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDon Cherry\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter years of annual European tours and a long break, the group reunited in 2019 with Hemingway joining on drums. As Peter Margasak notes, \u003cem\u003eOracle\u003c\/em\u003e, recorded across stops on the 2023 tour, finds this reworked line-up fully locked in after more than 20 years of connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTracks\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorizontal Heartburn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmithy Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Circles - Yellow Crane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaguache\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemember Little Feather\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eOracle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Intakt","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":57920828440907,"sku":"R8686-7763","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/p_a5a83a83-6cca-4437-b24b-f88842ba65fd.jpg?v=1784730785"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/co-streiff-russ-johnson-quartet.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}