Trilok Gurtu - The Glimpse

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This is acoustic music at it's finest,cookin' throughtout. Simmering grooves to burning blasts,this is the real meal,tasty as the best Shakti or Oregon. The compositions of Gurtu and pianist Andy Ember are superb,full of space and movement. Especially awesome are the chant and wordless vocal arrangements, integral to the progression of the music,not just melodically and harmonically, but often rhythmically as well. There is a breathing, building,(definative?), cover of Ornette Coleman's Law Years, that can only be described as perfect. The excellent acoustic bass work of Lars Danielson must be acknowledged, as well as the angular, yet propulsive trumpet of Paolu Fresu and the masterful guitar and gnaoua of Jay Deva. To quote from the tone pome contained in The Glimpse:"The Music was flowing Deeply in his Soul"… Trilok is one of our finest musicians and composers and The Glimpse is a must-have masterpiece (Gary A. Koeneman, Amazon reviewer)

Easily the best album to date by talented jazz/world music percussionist Trilok Gurtu, The Glimpse is a brilliant blend of musical styles paying tribute to the Indian drummer's dearly departed friend, jazz legend Don Cherry. Like Cherry, Gurtu's multicultural influences are often central to his compositions, and with guest musicians like Morocco's Jaya Deva (a member of Cherry's band), India's Geetha Ramanathan Bennett, and Bulgaria's Teodosii Spassov, this is his most ethnically diverse album to date. Nearly every track here is a standout, from the Moroccan groove of "Cherry Town" and the dazzling spoken percussion of "1-2 Beaucoup" to the melancholy balladry of Ornette Coleman's "Law Years." A must-have for fans of world-jazz fusion (abstractlogix.com)