{"product_id":"active-imagination-1","title":"Active Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Walters\u003c\/strong\u003e, trumpeter and composer, returns to 22a with his second mini-album for the label - a free and spiritual journey of avant-garde leaning jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eActive Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e is a result of the bringing together of musicians for a day in the studio, with minimal rehearsal, to collectively experiment and improvise in the moment. This is in contrast to the more composed and structured recordings of the \u003cem\u003eParadox Ensemble\u003c\/em\u003e album \u003cem\u003eAwakening\u003c\/em\u003e from January 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll musicians contributed their distinctive individual voices, creating a united force of spiritual, freeform jazz. Each composition is based on a different mode, all with their own distinctive flavor: \"\u003cem\u003eSo Long Chef\u003c\/em\u003e\" nods to Coltrane with its chords jumping by major thirds, before a more static middle section, offering a chance for Walters and Jeff Guntren (tenor sax) to explore the Lydian mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eAhimsa\u003c\/em\u003e\" is a meditative reflection and group improvisation, based around a simple theme in the mixolydian mode, resulting in a spiritual journey steered by Rebecca Nash's hypnotic piano solo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGordian Knot\u003c\/em\u003e\" was conceived as a vehicle for Ed Cawthorne (aka Tenderlonious) to cut loose on soprano sax in the phrygian mode, which he achieves with devastating effect, backed up by Nim Sadot's infectious bass hook and complimented by an equally striking trumpet solo from the band leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, \"\u003cem\u003eDansoman Last Stop\u003c\/em\u003e\" uses the dorian mode to channel the spirit of a bustling travel interchange in southern Accra, Ghana, conceived further by another exquisite trumpet solo from Walters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"22a","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50511328182603,"sku":"1082653","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50511328608587,"sku":"1085267","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/71224be7-ee9f-4bfe-b4e4-0253f66ed689_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727887404","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/active-imagination-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}