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Tim Niland
Blues and Jazz ExaminerTim Niland is a lifelong jazz and blues fan, who
began blogging about music five years ago. In real life, he is a
public librarian living in New Jersey.
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AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark - Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe (Wobbly Rail, 1999)
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by Tim Niland, Blues and Jazz Examiner
AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark
The first track, "Unit Character (for Jimmy Lyons)" leads off with high-pitched saxes that have overtones of Albert Ayler, and a gleefulness in the freedom of the improvisation. This is ferociously exciting collective improvisation. A lengthy version of Ayler's own "Ghosts" is next, building slowly from spare percussion and saxophone drones before the familiar melody emerges and gives way to full band free improvisation. Sections of solo saxophone and a strong sax and drums interlude becomes very fierce. A lengthy bass solo bridges the end of this track into Gustafsson's "Alva Jo" which starts in a rather tame manner with tandem saxophone. Things get wilder in a hurry with some rough tenor over a rampaging rhythm section, almost getting a roadhouse feel with gutbucket tenor saxophone and pummeling drums. British saxophonist Joe Harriott's "Idioms" finishes the disc with strong full group improvisation giving way to a very cool twin sax attack of light soprano and dark tenor.
This was a very good album of free jazz, with the group interacting well together and creating very exciting and fresh music.
Topics: kenvandermark , freejazz , AALY
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