The team of Jeff Platz/g, Daniel Carter/sax-tp-cl-fl, Francois Grillot/b and Federico Ughi/dr-perc make up the Past & Present Futures Quartet. Their kinship and association with the likes of Sun Ra, Billy Bang, Joe Morris and William Parker is palpably noticeable on this collection of left of center originals. The music varies between hard driving assertive tunes like “Present” which features Carter’s brooding tenor, and abstract and kinetic pieces such as “Begin” which mixes Carter’s soprano with some intuitive percussion. Platz’s siney guitar is palpable in its texture, whether on the meandering “A Salutation” or the veering and conversant “Futures.” Lots of freedom within the form.
Glitch Records