Roundtrip: Two Way Street
Holm's adventures, fueled by bassist Ole Morten Vågan and drummer Ole Thomas Kolberg, are surprisingly patient and intelligent considering the group's often voluminous, seemingly rampant approach to improvisation. Tunes like "Gibsy Love," "Sweden," "Texas," and "Free Seven" are, at first listen, works of madnesspure and rampant with energy. On subsequent sessions, though, the group's method comes to the fore, revealing intentions, wit, and structures where at first only wackiness was heard.
Intelligent and rebellious, somehow nerdy and sexy, Two Way Street is excellent proof that jazz and youth make wonderful bedfellows. And unlike the ambiguous output of recent "jazz" bands like the Bad Plus, Roundtrip delivers the goods without all that rock-pop junk.
Track Listing
Gibsy Love; Jimmy; Sweden; Free Two to Five; P.B; A.A; Gushes From the Past; Texas; Free Seven.
Personnel
Klaus Ellerhusen Holm: alto, baritone saxophone; Ole Morten V
Album information
Title: Two Way Street | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Jazzaway