THE EX & TOM CORA - And The Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders (Reissue) SAAFI BROTHERS alto sax) and Booker Ervin

alto sax) and Booker Ervin (tenor sax)

Looking back is a common theme of the LP

This album's masterful storytelling

Al Campbell

THE EX & TOM CORA - And The Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders (Reissue) SAAFI BROTHERS alto sax) and Booker ErvinLP Standard Edition Black Vinyl. 1991's Scrabbling At The Lock became a turning point for The Ex in several ways. It was their first collaboration with New York based improviser Tom Cora, who would play nearly 100 concerts with the band. It also expanded their range considerably and turned them into a force that steered their balance of invention and intensity to new heights. It was not only a creative benchmark, it also won them a new audience, as