John Martin - Dawning

�Dawning� is a Lovely Album with all the players sounding very comfortable with the music. 'This album should be heard and bought'. Kenny Wheeler�Dawning� is the debut album of the John Martin Quartet. It reveals a young saxophonist/composer with a warm and engaging voice, mature and emotionally fluent on his instrument. His writing combines joyful African-inspired grooves, dark Mehldau-ish harmony, contemporary odd-time meters, and the folky European sound reminiscent of Keith Jarrett�s early quartet with Jan Garbarek.The line-up consists of John Martin on tenor and soprano sax, Tim Fairhall on double bass, Andy Ball on drums and Jonjo Grisdale on piano. All respected players from the London jazz scene�Dawning� represents the starting point of a journey full of promise. It has been recorded beautifully at Artesuono studio in Italy, and is characterized by a warm and open sound, and a certain emotional directness. Martin�s uncluttered improvisations and the dynamic structures created by the band respond to a wide range of inspiration, from English jazz and folk and the ECM sound to Wayne Shorter and the downtown New York scene.