{"product_id":"despite-obstacles","title":"Despite Obstacles","description":"\u003cp\u003eChris Speed's superb trio with bassist Chris Tordini and drummer Dave King continues to write its band history with\u003ci\u003e Despite Obstacles\u003c\/i\u003e, their third album on Intakt Records. Released ten years after their debut album,\u003ci\u003e Despite Obstacles\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the band's continued vitality. Speed, a recent member of the newly arranged The Bad Plus where he is reunited with Dave King in another working band, explains the constitutive impetus for this trio: \"The initial idea for this trio was to play more swing-based music, to stay in a jazz-trio world.\" and Kevin Whitehead adds in the liner notes: \"Some saxophonists use trios to stretch way out. Chris Speed has other ideas. 'I gravitate to getting to the point - featuring the song. I love to explore and open things up but there needs to be a directness as well.' Chris Speed: Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet Chris Tordini: Acoustic Bass Dave King: Drums\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intakt","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50483176800587,"sku":"2024912","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/QzaqAPQJ4212573-2975951_90b19826_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727562312","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/despite-obstacles","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}