Qow Trio The Rule of Three

With 'The Rule of Three', the unique generation-spanning entity that
is QOW TRIO are back with a barnstorming third album. Building
logically on the natural development of their two previous
collections, this time the fearless threesome can be heard roaming
further than ever before into the uncharted hinterlands where the
deep jazz tradition of the classic tenor trio format, laden with
melody and swing, ventures into the untamed regions of free
improvisation.

At the heart of the band is the unmistakable beat of drummer Spike
Wells, who this year celebrates his 80th birthday and the 65th year
of his extraordinary career at the forefront of jazz in the UK,
providing the driving force behind everyone from homegrown
heroes Tubby Hayes to Bobby Wellins to visitors like Stan Getz and
Roland Kirk and countless others. Riding at his side to represent the
current London-based millennial cohort is saxophonist Riley Stone Lonergan, whose intriguing compositions and boundless creative
imagination as an improvisor continue to add to his burgeoning
reputation. Representing the diversity of tastes and interests and
uncompromising creative stance typical of Gen X, big-toned bassist
Eddie Myer rounds up the posse.

From Ayler to Strayhorn, from be-bop to calypso, from cowboy
movie to free-jazz shootout, there's a surprise at every turn, but
always delivered with total sincerity and conviction and a driving
desire to bring the audience with them every step of the way

A1. The Rule Of Three
A2. Egglet
A3. Kurt Angle
A4. Lush Life
B1. NowHere
B2. Sheriff Elvin
B3. Ghosts
B4. Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling