The Iliad from Challenger Deep by Dave Manington's Riff Raff

The Iliad is a bit of an epic, written in several contrasting sections. I would have named it The Odyssey but Spinal Tap already used the name Jazz Odyssey, as did several dodgy 80s jazz albums I used to own. I like to take the listener on a journey, to tell a musical story.

Bassist and composer Dave Manington is one of the mainstays of the London jazz scene, a founder member of the Loop Collective, he has played with the likes of Mark Lockheart, Tim Garland, Iain Ballamy, Pete Wareham, Gwilym Simcock, Natacha Atlas and Yazz Ahmed. He's also in demand for a broad range of different ensembles, playing with musicians from everywhere from S. America to the Balkans.