Mark Helias' Open Loose's lyrics & chords

Mark Helias – bass, Tony Malaby – tenor saxophone, Tom Rainey –drums. A formidable trio of NYC’s finest comes together in the aptly named Open Loose. Its led by bassist Mark Helias, a musician who has straddled many aspects of New York’s creative music scene since his debut with Anthony Braxton in the late 70s. In a city that cherishes creativity and rhythm, he is an authoritative figure in both respects, with eleven albums to his name, four of them with this tenor, bass and drums trio. It’s a format in which the bar was origi...read more