Fly: Sky & Country / Mark Turner

Mark Turner: tenor and soprano saxophones / Larry Grenadier: double-bass / Jeff Ballard: drums

Lady B / Sky & Country / Elena Berenjena / CJ / Dharma Days / Anandananda / Perla Morena / Transfigured / Super Sister

The ECM debut for Fly, a leaderless collective comprised of three influential American jazz musicians. The group was called into existence by drummer Jeff Ballard in the mid-1990s, but draws on a longer history of shared projects. All three players write music for the group. Mark Turner: “Sometimes it’s the saxophone carrying the melody. Other times it’s the bass or drums. We spread out the frontline duties among us.” “Sky & Country” is issued on the eve of a tour that takes in dates on both East and West coasts of the US as well concerts in France, Austria and Belgium.

Price: $15.98