The Daily Biological [HD 24b / 48k], by Chad Taylor Trio featuring Brian Settles and Neil Podgurski

The Daily Biological [HD 24b / 48k]

by Chad Taylor Trio featuring Brian Settles and Neil Podgurski

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👽🍹 It pains me to say that this group doesn't need a bass player. Extremely complex and inventive, all musician segue between rhythm and lead parts. Compositionally, the music reminds me more of progressive rock than traditional jazz.

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	1.	The Shepherd 05:43
	2.	Prism 05:07
	3.	Swamp 07:18
	4.	Resistance 06:56
	5.	Matape 06:07
	6.	Birds, Leaves, Wind, Trees 08:40
	7.	Untethered 05:21
	8.	Recife 02:45
	9.	Between Sound and Silence 12:10

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As the debut recording of an ensemble rooted in deep and abiding friendships The Daily Biological is a creatively roiling conversation. The unusual trio of drums (Chad Taylor), saxophone (Brian Settles) and piano (Neil Podgurski) creates tough and engaging music that unfurls in kinetic conversational bursts.

Taylor is probably best known as co-founder of the Chicago Underground Duo with trumpeter Rob Mazurek (and the numerous Underground iterations. A professional on the Chicago scene from the age of 16, he’s worked with many of the most celebrated artists in improvised music including Fred Anderson, Pharoah Sanders, Nicole Mitchell, Matana Roberts, Ken Vandermark, Darius Jones, James Brandon Lewis, Jaimie Branch, Derek Bailey, Marc Ribot, and Peter Brötzmann, and has also led numerous acclaimed ensembles of his own.

The absence of a bass means all three players sometimes step into the low-end role. A musical problem to be solved “we all approached it differently,” Taylor says. “All of our tunes explore different ways to utilize a trio without a bass. You need to be really strong in your playing.”

Part of the reason the music feels so lived in is that Taylor traces his friendships with Settles and Podgurski back to their mid-1990s undergrad years in the New School in New York City. Years later, determined to start playing together again they set out creating a body of music for a specific grant. When the grant didn’t come through, Taylor felt so strongly about the budding ensemble that he spearheaded the quest for gigs and recording opportunities.

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"The album, composed of all originals pieces by the trio members, is startling, music that verges on "free" yet there are times when the beat is so powerful it feels as if the drums could knock you off your feet... if you listen deeply, will change your idea of "power trios." No over-amped guitars, fuzzy bass lines, no ponderous drums; instead, this is music teeming with ideas, interactions, inventive solos, intelligent writing, and more. Such an auspicious recorded debut for the Chad Taylor Trio...There is so much to enjoy in the hour+ recording." – Steptempest

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released April 24, 2020

Chad Taylor: Drums
Brian Settles: Tenor Saxophone
Neil Podgurski: Piano

Tracks 5, 8, and 9 written by Chad Taylor: ctorb@ascap
 Tracks 1 and 3 written by Brian Settles: The Poets House Publishing@BMI Tracks 2, 4, 6 and 7 written by Neil Podgurski: NeilPodgurski@ascap

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY by Jim Clouse 8/9/19 and 9/18/19.

Artwork by Summer Yates.
Photos by Paul de Lucena.
Layout by Chester Hawkins.

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