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