The Psyche

The Revolutionary Ensemble

Leroy Jenkins- violin, viola

Sirone- bass

Jerome Cooper- drums, piano

The Psyche

The Revolutionary Ensemble

Leroy Jenkins- violin, viola

Sirone- bass

Jerome Cooper- drums, piano

A 2002 reissue of an obscure 1975 LP that came to my notice in our review hopper in 2007.

Though they almost bite off more than they can chew on a nearly half-hour opener, the RE pulls rabbits out of hats, defies gravity and goes way beyond the call of duty to bring it home. There�s excellent improvising on the remaining two, �hu-man� and �collegno.� The only bad thing that can be said is it�s not up there with their A&M/Horizon record, which is like saying that K2 isn�t as high as Everest.

Mutable 17514-2

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Richard Grooms