Had the pleasure of seeing Bennie and his band recently at a music festival in Watts. They played some crowd-pleasers ("Butterfly", "Watermelon Man"), it was great stuff. This one's a bit beyond all that, free, alternating between the serene theme of opener "Ensenada" and the chilling incantations and drone of "Excursion". Herbie is in fine form here. I'd feel remiss if I didn't note that the title track is one loping, moody stream of a song. Gorgeous...
whoa! good choice! I discovered this one way late and it's become my favorite ECM album.
ReplyDeletePlus, sometimes I alternate tracks from this with the Orb's "Orbus Terrarum". Try it!