RASHIED ALI/CHARLES GAYLE/WILLIAM PARKER BY ANY MEANS!

His performances have the intensity of a gospel service and with every gripping note it becomes evident that saxophonist Charles Gayle played and even lived on the streets for many years. Not long after his breakthrough he formed a trio in 1991 with double bassist William Parker and Rachied Ali, who played drums with John Coltrane in the master’s most radical period. After the album Touchin’ on Trane (‘a downright masterpiece’, according to Penguin Guide to Jazz) the trio split up. Since 2006 the free music heroes are playing together again under the band name By Any Means. ‘Gayle can play with amazing prettiness, not just the fire and fury he is known for’ (Cadence).