Manchester based Tenor Saxophonist Nat Birchall has carved out an impressive resume of spiritual jazz recordings, specifically on Matthew Halsall’s Gondwana label. On “Sound Almighty” he teams up with Al Breadwinner & the Breadwinners, a reggae group also based in Manchester. Birchall’s fluid horn floats seamlessly across the Breadwinners rhythm section that features Vin Gordon on Trombone, David Fullwood on Trumpet and Stally on Baritone sax. Founder Al Breadwinner’s guitar rhythms and percussion bring it all together. The ten track disc flows with meditative traditional reggae dub rhythms. Among the highlights are “Ancient Wisdom” and “Freedom Skank”. “Amiak Dub” is hypnotic dub at it’s best. An impressive collaboration that’s worthy of repeated listens.
