a r t i s t : The Thing
t i t l e : Action Jazz
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Smalltown Superjazzz
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Jul/2007
t r a c k s : 09
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 71,7 MB
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The Thing. Originally formed to play the music of Don Cherry,
Flaten, Nilssen-Love and Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson
have progressed far past that expansive notion. On Action
Jazz, what is sort of their eighth album (the group has done
several co-billed sessions), they are a soundtrack to a rugby
match played inside a liberated zoo. Gustafsson squeals,
squawks, guffaws, hyperventilates - he may be the only horn
player out there who has learned to swear through his
instrument. Remember the Kowald-ian Flaten? Here he is in
glorious reverberating form. And Nilssen-LoveÆs bombast,
always just below the surface even in some of his more
cerebral appearances, is unshackled. But what has made new
albums by The Thing so exciting is how they continue to create
a new aesthetic. Originals, songs by bands like Lightning Bolt
or the Cato Salsa Experience or musings from Ornette or
GustafssonÆs fave Yosuke Yamashita are enveloped in The
ThingÆs bearhug. If it were just about being loud or toying
with unexpected material or ricocheting from leveled
sparseness to gooey density within a matter of seconds, maybe
it wouldnÆt be as good. Since it is about all those things all
at once, sometimes in songs only a few minutes long, it is
even better.
http://www.allaboutjazz.com
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01-Sounds Like A Sandwich [02:04]
02-Chiasma [04:58]
03-Broken Shadows [02:29]
04-Ride The Sky [02:13]
05-Better Living [07:25]
06-Danny's Dream [07:33]
07-The Nut / The Light [06:38]
08-Through BBQ [09:11]
09-Strayhorn [07:04]
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49:35 min