Lol Coxhill & George Haslam - Solos East West

Saxophonists George Haslam and Lol Coxhill recorded in separate solo performances during the 1990s.

Tracks 1-4: George Haslam, (baritone saxophone, tarogato) recorded live at Krivoy Rog, 21 May 1995 by Ukrainian Broadcasting Co.
Track 5: Lol Coxhill (soprano saxophone) private live recording at the Tom Allan Centre, East Stratford, London, 1990, at a reading by Jeff Nuttall from his book 'The Bald Soprano'.

Press:

Haslam's relaxed approach builds to a passionate intensity on Ellington's It don't mean a thing. - Andy Hamilton, The Wire.

Haslam begins with a free improvisation on baritone sax. A few minutes into it, he quotes a phrase from Ellington's It Don't Mean A Thing and this is warmly applauded by the audience. From that point on, the set becomes a mixture of improvisations and standards. So, we get another Ellington piece, I Got It Bad, plus Somewhere, Softly As In A Morning Sunrise, Lulu's Back In Town and Tea For Two, interspersed with improvisations. The blend works well; the standards are well integrated (not thrown in as crowd pleasers) through the dexterity of Haslam's improvisation. Haslam's tone is as commanding and assured as ever. - John Eyles, Rubberneck