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Sunday, November 23, 2008

TRIO OF DOOM


TRIO OF DOOM
TRIO OF DOOM (1979)
320 KBPS

Recorded at the 1979 Havana Jazz Festival, this short and powerful set, with Miles Davis alumni, drummer Tony Williams and guitarist John McLaughlin, and Weather Report bassist Jaco Pastorius, was one for the ages. The previously unreleased selections, one through five, are explosive, but mis-miked live tracks. Williams’ "Drum Improvisation" segues into McLaughlin’s fuzz-toned "Dark Prince," which does not swing in a silent way. Pastorious’ theme song "Continuum" is scaled down to its essential twilight textures, while the drummer’s "Para Oriente" - which later became a stable in V.S.O.P’s book, and was recast as "Angel Street" – is rendered here in a funky, pre-grunge mode. The guitarist’s "Are You the One, Are You the One?" previews the jam band craze. The rest of the cuts were recorded a week later in a New York studio, But the warts-and-all original sides are unmatched for their primal power.

Live
1. Drum Improvisation
2. Dark Prince
3. Continuum
4. Para Orient
5. Are You the One, Are You the One?
Studio
6. Dark Prince
7. Continuum
8. Para Oriente (alternate)
9. Para Oriente (alternate)
10. Para Oriente

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm playing this now, and it's absolutely amazing.

Three musicians, each among the best in their field, are having a great deal of fun... and it shows.

The raw energy more than makes up for any technical shortcomings of the recording - highly recommended.

Thanks for a truly great share...

Richard