Living Daylights - 500 Pound Cat (1998)

The Living Daylights is an original, instrumental trio from Seattle that features dense, funky, and occasionally odd-metered grooves from the very exposed two man rhythm section, fronted by free-flowing, hard-blowing saxophone.Every composition so unique on it's own.The sax from Jessica Lurie is mindblowing. The range of melodies and phrases with her unique sound is something not found much often. But she does half the work.In this trio the rhythm section is outstanding. Arne Livingston puts some great and always innovative basslines using double hand tapping here and there.Impressive skills and especially the ideas behind them.Dale Fanning, the drummer has some great grooves and rhythms to play upon and he simply shines all the way through! Nothing similar or ordinary to his kind of playing.Technical, playful and fresh! The music here has a lot of European imspired sounds and melodies blended with the jazz elements that make the overall output simply OUTSTANDING!

This is by far the most invetive, innovating ''jazz'' trio i have EVER heard. If you want to listen to something completely different, THIS is it. My personal favorite band in the jazz world. If you like it check also their next album Electric Rosary.You will love them guaranteed!!

Track List
1.Spaghetti Western
2.500 lb. Cat
3.Trauma and Discourse
4.Petunja
5.Mali Krumpiri
6.Garlic Press
7.Without
8.Code Undo
9.Moena
10.Falling Down Laughing

Jessica Lurie
alto & tenor saxophones

Arne Livingston
elecrtric bass

Dale Fanning
drums


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