Incorporating three of the greatest improvisers in the original free jazz movement, the
Profound Sound Trio
certainly lives up to its name. With bassist
Henry Grimes
, drummer
Andrew Cyrille
, and tenor saxophonist
Paul Dunmall
, this triad goes for all-out, rip-snorting energy music based on the post-modern precepts of
John Coltrane
,
Archie Shepp
, and even the outer rim of
Albert Ayler
. A live set from the Vision Festival at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center in N.Y.C., the
PST
deliver on all cylinders through this set of non-stop improvisations that allow all three members to stretch out without overtly exploiting the outer reaches of their instruments. Buzzing sounds with
Cyrille
's clacking drumming are integrated into
"This Way, Please"
as
Dunmall
digs in, even quoting
"Girl from Ipanema"
if only briefly. There's a perfect symmetry between the players, solos are meted out judiciously, but
Cyrille'
s feature during
"Call Paul"
and
"Whirligging"
suggest the master percussive navigator is in the house and ready to jam.
Grimes
occasionally adds his tart, sweet violin to the proceedings, and
contributes bagpipes, either as comic relief or serious politics come to life.
Amiri Baraka
described freedom music as "a terrible wholeness," not in the pejorative but to underline the serious nature of African American expressionism, and how it should be taken without prejudice or dismissive whimsy. The
make it known to all they are in business to make sure they are heard in perfect clarity, with not a trace of mistaken identity. ~ Michael G. Nastos