Jazz Articles about Aqualung

Aqualung: Tsunami

by AAJ Staff
April 1, 2003

What makes Aqualung special is not their unusual instrumentation--which includes saxophones, marimba, congas, and vocals. Neither is it the group's eclectic diversity of compositions, which span Latin, bop, and free jazz styles. Nor is it the obscure origin of these accomplished musicians, who all hail from a tiny island called Congee in the South China Sea. It's the mere fact that Tsunami was exclusively recorded underwater.

Such a feat requires incredible resources at all levels. The engineering, according ...