Fast Paced and Energetic Avante-Garde
My further exploration of Sonny Simmons (very underrated) has brought me to James Zitro. This is the only album I could find for him, and too bad---this is one smokin' drummer. I especially love Happy Pretty--full of emotion, and built as a fast-postbop tune with chromatic progressions and high energy/high register melody. I will never forget hearing Happy Pretty the first time. . . in a live show from modern horn master James Carter and his Organ Trio.... Highly Recommended, but be careful....this stuff is 94 octane in Track 2, for sure!
