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SHAHZAD ALI ISMAILY & NIELS VAN HEERTUM - Sea Legs / Hum Back LP Newspaper The result is an albumBelgian label Aspes Edities brings us an interesting split album by American multi instrumentalist Shahzad Ali Ismaily who has played for Tom Waits, Ceramic Dog and Laurie Anderson and Belgian euphonium player and improviser Niels Van Heertum, who is having his second release on the label. The deep blue is the common denominator on this LP. On the first side entitled Sea Legs Ismaily offers one long and sparse composition that prominently features