The duo of tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman and trumpeter Nate Wooley have released their album Polarity 4, out November 7 on Burning Ambulance Music.
Each volume in the Polarity series has been different from the others, and different from anything else in Ivo Perelman’s vast discography. Polarity 4 is no exception, as “(one)” offers the first-ever example of overdubbing in his catalogue. As the track plays out, it evolves from a duo to a quartet, with two Perelmans and two Wooleys improvising over and around each other.
Ivo Perelman has released well over 125 albums on labels like Enja, Clean Feed, Leo, Homestead, Cadence, ESP-Disk’ and more. A tireless improviser constantly in search of new sonic vistas and new opportunities to play with others, he is also a visual artist and jewellery designer.
Nate Wooley is a trumpeter, composer and improviser dedicated to sonic exploration and experimental music. In addition to composing and performing, he edited the magazine Sound American for 30 issues over 10 years, and his writing has been published in The Nation, the New York Review of Books, and elsewhere.
Polarity was one of the first two releases on Burning Ambulance Music in 2021, and subsequent volumes arrived in 2023 and 2024. Each installment has received rave reviews from outlets like The Wire, DownBeat, and the Free Jazz Blog.
Polarity 4 will be released on November 7, 2025 digitally and as a limited edition of 500 CDs in heavy-duty gatefold mini-LP sleeves printed on textured paper, with artwork by Burning Ambulance Music co-founder I.A. Freeman.