Tony Coe and pianist Roger Kellaway’s British-American Blue is a set of improvisations, save for a closing blues free from any preconception. They do a fine job of realizing their aim of finding contrapuntal space to share, though finding touchstones for the listener to which they can return is clearly more of a challenge. Coe, on C clarinet throughout, and Kellaway are clearly complementary in their approach to collaboration, and the results are interesting though seldom inspired.
Tony Coe/Roger Kellaway: British-American Blue
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