Rick McLaughlin Trio

Rick McLaughlin Trio: Study Of Light

by Norman Weinstein
September 25, 2003

This young trio comprises a key section of the highly versatile Either/Orchestra. Anyone familiar with that big band's adventurous experimentation will find much to like in this spinoff. Curiously, I find this trio even more likeable than Either/Orchestra, which for all its stellar soloists seems top-heavy to me, with more quirky musical ideas than the musicians know what to do with over an album's length.

On Study of Light bassist McLaughlin, pianist Greg Burk, and saxophonist Jeremy Udden create a ...