| Powerful live performances from the very cusp of freedom and boiling swing, abstraction mixed with organically internalised compositions. The whole interleaved with fascinating field recordings. Hot stuff... Something Else is a very strong free Jazz trio, three individually powerful players who together can swing with a rare ferocity. Beck is the kind of big-toned, roaring tenorist who might carry most bands in his wake, but Fell and Hession establish themselves as equals, throwing off truckloads of seething energy and manic invention. There's plenty of inspired anarchy here, from a group that's as witty as it is intense and exploratory. Recommended. Stuart Broomer, Cadence |