Sonny Sharrock - Black Woman LP International bass clarinet / sax player

bass clarinet / sax player Jon Seagroatt and free-jazz drummer Roger Telford

while Adrian Borland’s lyrics are even more introspective (a jarring turn after the often political bent of Jeopardy)

spitting the gravel from their boots right in your face over ragged glory riffs that recall the likes of The Ejected or The Partisans (there's even a Welsh language number on here

But it rolls baby

The answer turned out to be 45 entrancing minutes

Sonny Sharrock - Black Woman LP International bass clarinet / sax playerWarren Sonny Sharrock died of a heart attack at the age of 53 in 1994. At the time of his death, many writers noted that he had recently landed a contract with a major label (RCA) and was perhaps destined for big things. In my opinion, these writers missed the point. Although Mr. Sharrock may not have been successful financially (as though that might be a primary motivating goal for any true artist), he was uncommonly successful aesthetically.