NOAH HOWARD - The Black Ark LP power pop and a string section comprised

and a string section comprised of HEATHER LOCKIE

thirsty and alone under the unforgiving desert sun

I first heard him playing a rare live performance in Dunedin in about 1997

It remains one of the most heavily self-deprecating sets I've ever seen

and peals of laughter that this 17 minute end result was produced in a gloriously boisterous session

NOAH HOWARD - The Black Ark LP power pop and a string section comprisedIn the pantheon of classic free jazz, Noah Howard's The Black Ark looms large. Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City in 1969 just prior to the alto saxophonist's relocation to Europe the album was eventually released in 1972. The Black Ark exhibits not only the power and imagination of Howard's playing, but also his breadth as a composer and bandleader. Listeners expecting unrelenting blasts of "energy music" might be surprised to find a