Jazz Articles about William Hooker/Roger Miller/Lee Ranaldo

William Hooker/Roger Miller/Lee Ranaldo: Out Trios, Vol. 1: Monsoon

by Clifford Allen
December 23, 2003

While the idea is consistently maligned by the improvised music cognoscenti, it is nevertheless a fact that the heaps of praise and credibility given improvised music by members of Sonic Youth – specifically guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo – have helped provide free jazz the boost in popularity that it enjoys today. Moore is of course the major player in this realm, having written much on the subject, but Ranaldo has for years quietly built a catalog of consistently ...