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- Date Released: January 1, 2006
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Smalltown Superjazzz / Phonofile
A Norwegian trio that connects the dots between late-'60s free jazz, European improv and no-wave.
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We Say...
Like Chicago saxophonist Ken Vandermark, the Thing is all about connecting the dots between the spiritual ecstasy of late-'60s free jazz, the roiling fury of European improvisers like Evan Parker and Peter Br'ann and the spastic frenzy of no-wave rock. Action Jazz, the Scandinavian's trio's fourth album, opens with a cover of Norwegian garage-rock band Cato Salsa Experience's "Sounds Like a Sandwich" that's as much punk-rock blast as free-jazz blowout. And saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flåten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love sustain that intensity throughout this 49-minute set. The stair-stepping rhythms of Yosuke Yamashita's "Chiasma" demonstrate the trio's sharp reflexes. A subdued take on Ornette Coleman's melancholy ballad "Broken Shadows" crashes directly into the stuttering fury of Lightning Bolt's "Ride the Sky." The saxophonist wails and bellows like a wounded moose crashing through a junkyard in the collective improvisation "Better Living." But a medley of "The Nut" and "The Light" by Gustafsson's daughter, teenage punk star Alva Melin, prove that the Thing is just as impressive when it caresses a strong melody.
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Sounds Like A Sandwich |
2:04 |
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| 02. | |
Chiasma |
4:58 |
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| 03. | |
Broken Shadows |
2:28 |
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| 04. | |
Ride The Sky |
2:13 |
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| 05. | |
Better Living |
7:25 |
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| 06. | |
Danny'S Dream |
7:33 |
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| 07. | |
The Nut / The Light |
6:38 |
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| 08. | |
... Through Bbq |
9:10 |
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| 09. | |
Strayhorn |
7:03 |
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09 Total Tracks, 49:32 Total Length
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