GRACHAN MONCUR III

A wonderful, wonderful, wonderful ''new thing'' jazz session from Blue Note -- and proof that the avant garde in the 60s didn't necessarily have to resort to blowing their heads off to make fantastic music!
Trombonist Grachan Moncur III organized the session but like other key Blue Note dates of this type, including work from Tony Williams and Jackie McLean, the album's a very evenly-weighted date that features equal contributions from all members involved! The lineup's a dream and features Wayne Shorter on tenor, Herbie Hancock on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Tony Williams on drums and the set's very much in the vein of Williams' Life Time album for Blue Note with lots of dark, moody, and extremely complex compositions and beautifully restrained modern solos.

• 1 Gnostic
• 2 Thandiwa
• 3 The Twins
• 4 Nomadic