Way, The

Ton Trio
Singlespeed Music
Jazz | May 2009

Reviews

Wedge
Reviewed 2009-06-28
Adventurous and accessible free-jazz trio of sax, bass, and drums, a local group led by ex-Chicagoite Aram Shelton. Melodic work with loose structures (i.e. lots of space for soloing).

1- An upbeat melody (maybe borrowing from Ayler a bit?) with some aggressive drumming. Sunny disposition overall but gets ferocious.
2- A brisk, soulful melody, played with breezy energy.
3- Relaxed bass clarinet melody. Starts with a patient, spacious drum solo.
4- Midtempo to slow, ambling
5- Fast, tricky bass clarinet work. Slow, quiet opening.
6- Pensive but rather tough opening, a nice bass solo, and then a choppy aggressive attack. Ends calmly.

Recent airplay

One Last Thing, The Way
Switches
Memory SelectAug 21, 2009
One Last Thing
Transmission OverloadAug 16, 2009
External Flame
One Last Thing
Old Thoughts
Memory SelectJul 10, 2009

Charting

2009-06-21 — 2009-08-23 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Aug 23 2
Aug 16 1
Jul 19 1
Jul 12 1
Jul 5 1
Jun 28 1

Track listing

1. The Way
2. One Last Thing
3. Internal Flame
4. External Flame
5. Switches
6. Old Thoughts