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Roundtrip: Two Way Street
by Germein Linares
Two Way Street is the impressive and raucous debut by the youthful Scandinavian trio known as Roundtrip. Formerly called Mega Tsunami, the group changed its name after the recent disaster in Southeast Asia. These nine offerings are clever, rhythmically charged compositions, with Klaus Ellerhusen Holm's alto and baritone work clearly rooted in the exuberance of his ...
Sonny Simmons: The Traveller
by Rex Butters
Even at 72, the great Sonny Simmons still comes up with the unexpected. On The Traveller, the veteran musician nestles into beautiful compositions and arrangements by Vidar Johansen with a group augmented by an elite string quartet from the Oslo Philharmonic. Johansen surrounds Simmons in strong, open charts that create taut frameworks for improvisational weaving. The ...
Tone Collector: Tone Collector
by Michael McCaw
Tone Collector is about as apt a description you will be able find for this trio of tenor man Tony Malaby, bassist Eivind Opsvik, and drummer Jeff Davis (all of whom also appear on Opsvik's Overseas and Overseas II). The name not only serves as the namesake of the trio, but also their album on Jazzaway ...
Sonny Simmons: The Traveller
by Mark Corroto
Every time a new Sonny Simmons record is released, reviewers encourage listeners to wake up to this shadowy figure. Simmons has always been a guy hovering behind the glory. In the '60s he seemed a footnote to Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy, and listeners bought Ayler on ESP before Simmons. His rediscovery in the late '80s ...
