Live In New York, 2010

Reviewed: 2017-07-08
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: master free jazz saxophonist and his versatile trio perform a colossal set. "Ware's playing is astonishing, pushing the limits of brain, fingers, and equipment, ideas rushing out in a stream of furious, liquid invention, with almost superhuman precision." - David Spicer, BBC.com.
If You Like: Eric Dolphy, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Ornette Coleman
Favorite Tracks: (Disc 1) (2) 1B (4) 2A (Disc 2) (1) 3 (3) 4B (4) 4C (5) 5 (7) 6A
(tracks labeled 'a, b, c", etc. are parts of a large improvisation which can be played together or separately)
Track Review: (Disc 1) 1/ sax solo starts> slow tempo swings into full frontal attack like a stampeding herd of elephants> quick stop & some notes (15:21) 2/ bass starts> slow tempo builds to midtempo & shifts between tempos> bowed bass solo> sax solo builds to midtempo trio jam> ends on drums (14:27) 3/ slow trio jam> quick end (6:42) 4/ bass starts> slow tempo jam swings uptempo> short drum solo> wailing sax solo> midtemmpo trio jam> quick stop on cymbals (17:20) 5/ sax starts> slow tempo jam like strolling through a park> false stop> midtempo jam> slows to stop (9:04) (disc 2 review inside CD sleeve)

(Disc 2) 1/ sax solo starts> midtempo wild & wooly jam> bowed bass solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam> quick stop (14:47) 2/ drum solo start> midtempo jam swings uptempo> quick stop (14:40) 3/ bass starts> uptempo rocking jam> bass solo & stop (3:58) 4/ wild uptempo sax solo> quick stop 5/ sax starts with bass like a conversation> segues into a midtempo jam> false stop> wild uptempo jam> quick stop (10:31) 6/ drums/bass start> slow tempo> ends on a series of squawks (8:38) 7/ sax starts> wild uptempo jam slows to midtempo> quick stop (8:43)