Live at the Glenn Miller Café is the third album by the AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark, which was recorded in Stockholm in 1999 and released on Wobbly Rail, a short-lived imprint started by Merge Records/Superchunk principal Mac McCaughan. AALY Trio is a Swedish free jazz band led by saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. Originally just a guest, Vandermark became a full member of the group.
Live at the Glenn Miller Café | ||||
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Live album by AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark | ||||
Released | 1999 | |||
Recorded | March 10, 1999 | |||
Venue | Glenn Miller Café, Stockholm | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 50:54 | |||
Label | Wobbly Rail | |||
Producer | AALY Trio, Mac McCaughan | |||
Ken Vandermark chronology | ||||
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Reception
editReview scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "Overall, a fine, substantial album showing the trio (plus one) in solid form."[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz says "There is an absolutely overwhelming treatment of Albert Ayler's 'Ghosts' and a vibrant version of Joe Harriott's 'Idioms', which sounds better than anything on Vandermark's own Joe Harriott Project record."[2]
The JazzTimes review by Harvey Pekar notes that "Gustafsson and Vandermark perform wide open during most of the album, honking, screaming, rasping and playing as rapidly as possible."[3]
Track listing
edit- "Unit Character" (Ken Vandermark) – 8:56
- "Ghosts" (Albert Ayler) – 17:42
- "Alva Jo" (Mats Gustafsson) – 12:21
- "Idioms" (Joe Harriott) – 11:55
Personnel
edit- Mats Gustafsson - alto sax, tenor sax
- Ken Vandermark - tenor sax, clarinet
- Peter Janson - bass
- Kjell Nordeson - drums
References
edit- ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. AALY Trio + Ken Vandermak – Live at the Glenn Miller Café: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1. ISBN 0140515216.
- ^ Pekar, Harvey. Live at the Glenn Miller Café review at JazzTimes