This set of three trio improvisations by pianist Marilyn Crispell, multi-reedist Peter Brötzmann, and drummer Hamid Drake is on the surface a little reminiscent of the Cecil Taylor-Archie Shepp recordings of the early '60s, although it eventually gets even more advanced, dissonant, and passionate. The music often proceeds at a deliberate pace and sometimes utilizes a dramatic use of space, but the playing is consistently intense (particularly Brötzmann's screaming horns) before ending rather inconclusively. The results are stimulating if not essential. - Scot Yanow
Tracks
1. Hyperion I
2. Hyperion II
3. Hyperion III
HAMID DRAKE drums
MARILYN CRISPELL piano
PETER BRÖTZMANN saxophone, clarinet, tarógató
Music composed by Peter Brotzmann, Marilyn Crispell and Hamid Drake
Recorded on 25 June 1992 at The Harbourfront Theatre, Toronto, Canada
Music & Arts - CD-852