The Thing is an album by saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, who then took the album title as the name of their trio. The album was recorded in February 2000 and released that year by Crazy Wisdom, part of Universal.
| The Thing | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Recorded | 10, 11 February 2000 |
| Studio | Atlantis, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genre | Free jazz |
| Label | Crazy Wisdom/Universal |
| Producer | Christian Falk, Mats Gustafsson |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
Recording and music edit
The album was recorded on 10 and 11 February 2000, in Atlantis Studios, Stockholm.[3] Four of the six tracks are interpretations of compositions by Don Cherry.[1]
Releases edit
The album was first released in 2000 by Crazy Wisdon, part of Universal Group.[3] It was also included in the box set Now and Forever in 2007.[3]
Reception edit
The Thing received a positive review from The Penguin Guide to Jazz, which described it as "A great modern free-jazz record".[2] The AllMusic reviewer summarised that "Gustafsson's furious and dense delivery receives great backing from Håker Flaten, who moves effortlessly from pizzicato to arco, and Nilssen-Love, who has the necessary energy to sustain the saxophonist's sonic onslaught", but criticised the performances on one track as "self-indulgence".[1]
Track listing edit
- "Awake Nu" (Don Cherry) – 5:06
- "Mopti" (Cherry) – 11:35
- "Cherryco" (Cherry) – 8:45
- "Ode to Don" (Mats Gustafsson, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love) – 3:37
- "The Art of Steve Roney – Smilin'" (Gustafsson, Flaten, Nilssen-Love) – 2:38
- "Trans-Love Airways" (Cherry) – 19:17
Personnel edit
- Mats Gustafsson – tenor sax, alto sax
- Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – double bass
- Paal Nilssen-Love – drums, percussion