MDCIII has been played on NTS in shows including Nosedrip, featured first on 2 December 2018. Songs played include Miniature II, Miniature I and Bobby.

Since Interstellar Space, John Coltrane’s posthumously released duo album with Rashied Ali, the combination of sax and drums has received an aura of sublime spiritual ambition. It is where tireless truth seekers come together to aim for something transcendental. Something too big for words. Of course, a lot has happened in the meantime.

The available options – philosophically, stylistically, temperamentally – are endless. Musicians are aware of those historical turning points, yet they also try to add their own twists and…