Jazz Articles about Guinea Pig

Guinea Pig: Out of Town

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2001

Listening to Guinea Pig is a bit like watching a huge pot of water boil. Bubbles form and rise through the medium in unpredictable ways on Out of Town. These pieces range from the taciturn simmer of “The Communique" to the sheer roiling energy of “Hitchcockville." Saxophonist Rent Romus plays a central role here in determining where the music heads, although nominally these tunes all receive joint credit to the quartet as a whole. The “out" voyages of the saxophones ...