Ali/Belogenis/Morris

Ali/Belogenis/Morris: Live At Tonic

by Mark Corroto
November 1, 2001

The first track “Invocation: Trane Is In The House,” of this January 2001 live date just about describes it all. This trio formed from the embers of the creative luminescence that was John Coltrane sears through a New York winter evening. Drummer Rashied Ali is familiar with this territory, having held the drum chair from 1965 through 1967, the year of Coltrane’s death. Together Trane and Ali explored the outer reaches of free jazz, recording Meditations , and Interstellar Space. ...