New Mario Pavone Release

From Improvised Communications:

On November 4th, Playscape Recordings will release acclaimed bassist/composer Mario Pavone’s latest CD, Ancestors (PSR#011508), the recorded debut of newest working ensemble, the Mario Pavone Double Tenor Quintet. This recording features eight original Pavone compositions written specifically for this group and its all-star line-up of Tony Malaby (tenor and soprano saxophones), Jimmy Greene (tenor and soprano saxophones), Peter Madsen (piano) and Gerald Cleaver (drums). The band will preview this music, which Pavone has dedicated to Dewey Redman and Andrew Hill, during its New York debut on August 23rd at Cornelia Street Cafe and then tour Europe in support of the record the last two weeks of November.