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After three decades of playing together, saxophonist Nathan Hanson and bassist Chris Bates their first record. Recorded in a 100 year old church, the improvised compositions were largely inspired by the writings of John Nystrom who proposed a new system of weights, arithmetic, music notation and timekeeping in the 19th Century. Weights and Measures is a document that quantifies a response to the losses and the blessings, and the disorientation of the moment. Album Tracks 1. Plasticity 2. Valuate, Reckon 3. Pit Oneself Against 4. I Know That I Have Nature on My Side 5. The Eighth of Suvenary 6. One Turn of the Dial 7. Hymn of Blessing and Loss (For Dennis Gonzalez) 8. Not the Whole Story