muzycy:
Mark Whitecage: alto saxophone, clarinet
Adam Lane: double-bass
Lou Grassi: drums

Audio Video, 2008-12:
"...Trio stosunkowo mało znanych muzyków chociaż dwóch (Lou Grassi i Mark Whitecage) to już nestorzyn amerykańskiej sceny free jazzowej. Pierwszym jednak nazwiskiem na płycie - w pełni zasłużenie - jest Adam Lane. Niezwykle utalentowany muzyk i kompozytor (połowa u i utworów na płycie wyszła spod jego pióra) mocno osadza muzykę w jazzowej tradycji. Świetny feeling podkreśla jeszcze głębię brzmienia basu, co znakomicie wykorzystuje Whitecage zwłaszcza gdy w improwizacji sięga po górne, skrajne rejestry altowego saksofonu. Świetna płyta nie tylko dla miłośników free jazzu..."

All About Jazz:
Drunk Butterfly explores the varied subtleties of acoustic swing in an increasingly eclectic post bop age. With a collective resume that includes work with Anthony Braxton, Burton Greene, Gunter Hampel, and John Tchicai, saxophonist Mark Whitecage, bassist Adam Lane and drummer Lou Grassi bring a resonant historical awareness to this session. With knowing restraint, Whitecage, Lane, and Grassi invest these pieces with a sober sense of maturity, without ever sacrificing the exploratory zeal that defines the finest free jazz.

Less a traditional saxophone trio recording than a summit meeting of three stellar improvisers, this date features the musicians on equal footing, as writer, soloist, and accompanist. Each member contributes a handful of pieces, with each tune distinctive in its own right yet thematically adherent to the set's overall post bop aesthetic. Open-ended in approach, the trio pays close attention to harmonic and rhythmic signposts throughout these melodic selections, maintaining a semblance of structure in even the most chaotic passages.

Focusing on alto sax and doubling occasionally on clarinet, Whitecage holds forth with a robust tone and facile linear phrasing, as he unfurls pungent cadences that curl into poignant Ornettish declarations. Lane, the youngest member of the trio and prin.......
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