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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | March 28th 17 |
There are a metric ton of free jazz albums out there that focus on dichotomies; loud against quiet, experimental against conventional, et al. Yet, a large lot of free jazz works are all about the relationships between the sounds being made, between the instruments and those who play them. In this sense, Threnody, At The Gates is a very interesting record. The songs are made up of little more than atonal saxophone lines that are decidedly restrained going up against double bass and wild drums that are both very audibly being played to the breaking point. Every time the drums or the bass threaten to take over the song, in comes more improvised sax. It's almost as if the drums and the bass are raucous children, and the sax is the tired mother reminding them to be quiet. Needless to say, this record is truly a class display of interplay, and as such is one of the best jazz records of the year so far.
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