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SuperBigMouth

Released: October 2019

Tracks:

  1. Through Birds, Through Fire
  2. Zero Point Five
  3. Queenside
  4. False Equivalency
  5. Deep River
  6. Nothing If Not
  7. Quinine
  8. Sanctuary City
SuperBigmouth cover image

SuperBigMouth

Released: October 4, 2019

Tracks:

  1. Through Birds, Through Fire
  2. Zero Point Five
  3. Queenside
  4. False Equivalency
  5. Deep River
  6. Nothing If Not
  7. Quinine
  8. Sanctuary City

SuperBigmouth – Glide Magazine – Doug Collette

October 9, 2019

If Chris Lightcap and company prove anything here—besides the fact this work compels many repeated listenings—it is that the intersection of jazz and rock can represent a flash-point of inspiration as potent as the convergence of material and musicianship.

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SuperBigmouth – Jazziz – Matt Micucci

September 19, 2019

Acclaimed bassist/composer Chris Lightcap unites Bigmouth and Superette, his two ensembles, on his latest studio recording SuperBigmouth. We’re delighted to present you with a song premiere for one of the tracks from the LP, “Zero Point Five,” ahead of its October …

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SuperBigmouth – WBGO – Simon Rentner

September 19, 2019

SuperBigmouth introduces an unruly eight-piece ensemble led by bassist Chris Lightcap, with band members including Craig Taborn (Wurlitzer, organ, piano); Tony Malaby and Chris Cheek (tenor saxophones); and Jonathan Goldberger and Curtis Hasselbring (guitars). The music absorbs a vast range …

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Craig Taborn: Organ, Piano, Wurlitzer
Tony Malaby: Tenor Saxophone (Solo: Queenside)
Chris Cheek: Tenor Saxophone (Solo: Deep River)
Jonathan Goldberger: Guitar (Solo: Queenside)
Curtis Hasselbring: Guitar (Solo: Quinine)
Chris Lightcap: Bass
Gerald Cleaver: Drums
Dan Rieser: Drums

Recorded at Brooklyn Recording by Andrew Taub
Mixed by Ron Saint Germain at Saint’s Place, Kinnelon, NJ

Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk, Peekskill, NY

Photography by Bill Douthart
Art and Design by Gregory J. Del Deo

Big Thanks to: Craig, Gerald, Tony, Chris, Jonathan, Curtis, Dan, Db, Andrew, Saint, Scott, Greg, Mickie Steier, Gargi Shindé, Chelsea Hadley of the Shifting Foundation, Kris Davis & David Leon of Pyroclastic, Victoria Torres, Theo Lightcap, and Sebastian Lightcap

All music by Chris Lightcap, Glass Lined Music (Sesac)

Produced by Chris Lightcap and David Breskin

SuperBigmouth was developed with support from Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development Program, funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

This project was also funded by grants from the Shifting Foundation