Joe Morris plays bass, not guitar, on this set of four lengthy improvisations taped in March 2008. The trio features tenor and alto saxophonist Petr Cancura and longtime Morris collaborator Luther Gray on drums; their interaction is blustery and energetic, filled with the fire of free jazz as practiced by Charles Gayle, Peter Brötzmann, and other modern-day followers in the footsteps of Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Pharoah Sanders. There's a lot of Ayler in Cancura's tone; he's a powerful player with a strong sense of ...
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Joe Morris plays bass, not guitar, on this set of four lengthy improvisations taped in March 2008. The trio features tenor and alto saxophonist Petr Cancura and longtime Morris collaborator Luther Gray on drums; their interaction is blustery and energetic, filled with the fire of free jazz as practiced by Charles Gayle, Peter Brötzmann, and other modern-day followers in the footsteps of Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Pharoah Sanders. There's a lot of Ayler in Cancura's tone; he's a powerful player with a strong sense of melody, always retaining an essential cohesion within his solos, even at their most fervid. Gray is all over the kit, guiding the other two men and maintaining a forceful momentum; he both introduces and concludes "Geomantic" with solos that recall Max Roach in their use of toms and ability to make the drums seem to sing. Morris' bass playing is as fascinating as ever. He begins "Thicket" with an assault on the strings that's reminiscent of the guimbri, a gut-stringed instrument played by the Gnawa tribes of North Africa. Cancura picks up the hint and solos in a manner that echoes Pharoah Sanders' work with the Gnawa on his Trance of the Seven Colors album. The third track, "Crow," is a bluesy ballad on which Cancura sounds like his tongue has swelled to twice its normal thickness, and the upbeat "Nettle," which closes the disc, features an astonishing, extended Morris solo as well as a fiery crescendo before things draw to a meditative conclusion. This album is a masterful showcase for three brilliant musicians. ~ Phil Freeman, Rovi
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