Torque

Brian Groder

Groder- trumpet, flugelhorn

Sam Rivers- flute, saxes

Doug Mathews- bass

Anthony Cole- drums

Very good if not mind-blowing modernistic jazz. Not really anything that couldn’t have been done 40 years ago, so it’s maybe best to say it’s modern-classical jazz. Groder is quite good, Mathews and Cole never lost touch, but it’s Rivers who shines the most here even though he’s not in the spotlight as much. Those like me who feel that mainstream jazz is in a rut may not be overwhelmed, but those who don’t have that view will probably be very impressed indeed. In any case, Rivers is always worth listening to.

Latham Records

LATHAM  5106-2

Richard Grooms