Sam Wooster Quartet ‘Kapatan’
Sam Wooster’s debut album sees four young rising musicians from the Birmingham scene play an original blend of sounds with startling authority and maturity. Two prevailing influences that come to mind when listening to Kapatan are ’70s period Miles Davis, in particular Jack Johnson, and the contemporary jazz rock stylings of Cuong Vu. Sam Wooster uses an effects pedal on his trumpet which helps to give this album its original sound scapes. Jim Bashford, Jimmy Brewer and Tom Sinnett comprise the parts of an ample Rhythm Section playing a series of Funk and Rock influenced backings which often foray into the world of free improvisation. The quality and experience mirrors how vibrant Birmingham’s jazz and improv scene is with an ever rising number of talented and dedicated musicians flocking to the city. All tracks are originals and have a complexity which unwind and take the listener on a journey through a range of styles and tempos but can often feel like it is one extended composition This is a surprising first album for a musician as it shows a someone who seems to already to have captured his own voice.
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