a r t i s t : The Thing
t i t l e : Live At Bla
d a t e : 2005
l a b e l : Smalltown Superjazzz
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Oct/2006
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 122,2 MB
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The trio of Mats Gustafsson, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, and Paal
Nilssen-Love was established in February 2000 during a series
of concerts and a recording in Stockholm. The recordings were
released in Sweden by the label Crazy Wisdom/Universal. This
trio is a long wanted collaboration where the German, British
and American tradition of free music is melded together in
this Swedish-Norwegian trio where the energy is at its peak.
The repertoire is collected from the music of legendary
trumpeter Don Cherry who spent many of his years living in
Stockholm. These are tunes that are rarely played and
represent a period in CherryÆs life that was to inspire the
Swedish jazz scene. CherryÆs son, Eagle Eye, wrote the liner
notes for the CD (Gustafsson/Flaten/Nilssen-Love, "The Thing",
Crazy Wisdom) that was released in Europe in Spring 2001. The
trio toured Sweden and Norway in February 2001 with American
multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee who rarely appears in
Scandinavia. The band recorded their next CD with Joe McPhee
which was released in August at Oslo Jazzfestival 2001. The
repertoire consists of compositions by James Blood Ulmer,
Frank Lowe, PJ Harvey, White Stripes and Joe McPhee. The Thing
with Joe McPhee, "She Knowsà" was released on Crazy
Wisdom/Universal.
Joe McPhee is a legend within modern jazz music. With many
recordings on different labels with musicians from the world,
he has established himself as a contemporary, improvising
musician above all. Today he is active in several groups
including Trio X and the Peter Br÷tzmann Chicago Tentet, where
he first met Mats Gustafsson.
Mats Gustafsson is currently Sweden's and perhaps Europe's
most well-known artist within free improvised music. He has
established himself as a saxophonist with a broad repertoire
of extended techniques on level with Evan Parker and John
Butcher. He has also been inspired by the ôBr÷tzmann-schoolö
which demands volume above all else. Mats is also known
through AALY trio and collaborations with Jim O┤Rourke,
Thurston More, Jaap Blonk, Paul Lovens and Barry Guy among
others.
Since their first collaboration in 1992, Ingebrigt Hσker
Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love have established themselves as
NorwayÆs heaviest rhythm-section through their work with the
group Element. Today they are active in School Days with Ken
Vandermark, the Scorch trio with Raoul Bj÷rkenheim, and
Atomic.
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01- Old Eyes-Haunted-Cha Lacy's Out East [28:13]
02- Aluminum-Awake Nu-Dewey's Circle [36:31]
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64:44 min