Search - Ken Vandermark, Aaly Trio :: Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe

Dedicated to exploring the legacy and music of Albert Ayler, Sweden's Aaly Trio is once again aided by the iron lungs of Chicago-based saxophonist Ken Vandermark. And while this live document covers some of the same ground Stumble explored, these agile, taut performances bristle with enough energy and excitement to make the return trip as exciting as the initial visit. Both Vandermark and Mats Gustafsson are in top form, and whether they are coloring inside or outside the lines, you can be sure their figures are rendered with the fearless confidence and peerless imagination to which fans have become accustomed. This is intense and hard-hitting, and it sparks with that jump-out-of-your-skin electricity that only a live performance (from a great band) can provide. Turn this one up--loud! --S. Duda