No Pedals No Way. Vol. 3: 2020. The Free Jazz Collection

by Gary Peters

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1.	Nels Gels 05:02		buy track
2.	The Shallows: vs. 2 (with Jimmy Swales) 04:18		buy track
3.	Two G's (Version 2) 06:34		buy track
4.	Don't Let Go 04:22		buy track
5.	Jon's Jazz 03:58		buy track
6.	Late Again 04:17		buy track
7.	Dark Star Cast (Version 3) 04:38		buy track
8.	At Veryan's: 7 pt. 2 (with Veryan Weston, Keystation) 04:50		buy track
9.	The Hub 06:29		buy track
10.	Jazz Approximation 04:06		buy track
11.	DBS2 (with Dominic Lash, Contrabass) 06:14		buy track
12.	Rolling Grove (With Veryan Weston on Keystation) 06:17		buy track
13.	Trio 04:13		buy track
14.	Without The Mask 03:38		buy track
15.	Blues in A for 2 Steels 03:53		buy track
16.	Blue Bossa 05:31	info	buy track
17.	Blue Bossa Delay 02:27		buy track

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This album concentrates on a form of jazz improvisation freed from the restrictions of the 'jazz standard.' Obviously, this is a process already completed long ago in the '60s, so the music here is actually pretty old school, although not in the world of pedal steel playing. So this album is an attempt to catch up with everyone else. As always, the pedal steel guitar is used in a way that attempts to be true to the instrument itself rather than any genre, jazz, country, or otherwise. In particular, there is no intention of placing the steel in a 'weird' or 'unconventional' setting as a gimmick...not that there's anything remotely weird or unconventional here anyway! What is more, it does in fact end with a 'jazz standard,' one that is not even played very freely. That's the problem with freedom...it's hard to actually be free for any length of time. 6 minutes and 34 seconds was the best I could manage on this album.

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released October 19, 2020

Gary Peters: all instruments.

I Play a Williams 700 Series 7x5 U12 E9/B6, and an old Emmons 3x4 push-pull S10.

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Gary Peters Bristol, UK

Based in the UK and Spain, Gary Peters is a multi-genre composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist. His music is varied but has an underlying focus on expanding the territory of the pedal steel guitar.. In a previous life he was Professor of Philosophy and Performance at York St John University, and the author of two much-acclaimed books on improvisation. ... more

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