Crimson! is the title of a new album by the Delta Saxophone Quartet and pianist and composer, Gwilym Simcock, due out in February on the jazz label, Basho Records.
The album features an original Simcock composition, A Kind Of Red and his arrangements of five King Crimson pieces: Two Hands, The Great Deceiver, The Night Watch, Dinosaur and VROOOM / Coda Marine 475.
Check out this video preview of the album here.
Simcock, who will be known to some King Crimson fans for his time in the last incarnation of Bill Bruford’s Earthworks, is currently working with Pat Metheny.
The Delta Saxophone Quartet, primarily best known for their work in the contemporary classical sphere, are no strangers to crossing over into progressive music and jazz; Dedicated To You But You Weren’t Listening saw them tackle the work of Soft Machine via a series of inventive arrangements. (You can read my take on that one here).
Crimson! is scheduled for release in late-February.
