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William Carlos Williams
Some HEAVY, heavy jazz that cuts to the absolute CORE in only seconds on this CD release by Shoestring Records. This is th' kind of "outer limits" jazz that only th' totally frayed will find an intimate attraction to. Starts off with a rollicking rampage set piece that I fell in love with from the first bar. Sorta' "Sharrock-like", but with far more interaction between the horns & guitars than on some of those efforts. Williams & crew take you through all the paces, from rock/punk/jazz to phaser ballads that build in momentum to the point of heart attack! The interaction between the guitars and horns is punctuated SUPERBLY by the percussion/drums; in sections it can remind one of some of the Mahavishnu stuff of days gone by (imagine Billy Cobham on some kind o' '90's "crank steroids". It's simply beautiful to hear this kind of high energy music performed in an improvisatory mode. This is the way most of us would love to play! TOTAL communication between these players is totally evident, & will fill those with improv in their blood with pure joy!!! Listeners who must have anchor points will (prob'ly) not be able to keep up with this, but those who are more intense in their listening habits will come away feeling enriched and energized! My biggest criticism is that an album with this much power deserves a little more work on the presentation… graphics on th' insert & credits were hard to read and somewhat foggy! It still gets a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED from this reviewer!
Rotcod Zzaj
Shoestring Records,
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