Recorded direct to disk for the excellent Netherlands based Night Dreamer label, this project sees the long-awaited return of saxophonist and flute player Finn Peters. After a lengthy sabbatical Finn has moved to Amsterdam and it’s there he leads the six-piece Stargazers band through some of his compositions.
Drawing on the spiritual, freedom-driven sound of 60s/70s Black jazz, Stargazers breathes new life into Finn’s introspective, quietly crafted and previously hidden musical diary. Alongside rhythm section siblings Yoran and Yariv Vroom, bassist Jeroen Vierdag, Timothy Blanchet on keys and Gideon Tazelaar’s tenor sax, Peters delivers a new record that represents both his range of influences, the kinetic interplay of his consummate improvisors and the versatility of his own playing on alto sax, flute and Moog.
A highlight is a piece called “Clifford Jordan”, which builds on the iconic tenor players own classic 70s Strata East dedication to John Coltrane.
This is our Chosen One.