>> Offshore Quintet
bio: Drummer Per-Arne Tollbom says that this CD was recorded on a single day on which the band was burning hot, and that’s why it was called Stampede. He also goes on to reveal that there were no overdubs, just pure energy.
Melody presages adventure on Stampede. Once the former has made its presence felt, the players take off, exploding an array of ideas that rivet attention. They can fly into the stratosphere of free jazz or lay out a torrid bop turn. And for good measure, there are also elements of rock, flowing like molten lava from the guitar of Torben Waldorff. Their sensibilities also make for a smooth transition from one form to another within the same tune.
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