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Title: Weak, Directionless Jazz
Review: I hoped this would be a challenging, exciting album, especially with the line-up (Konitz, DeJohnette, Holland, etc). As it turns out, Satori is just a boring exercise in shapelessness. The standards here are supposed to be played conceptually, but the group plays like it had no idea what it was going to do prior to beginning. Any interesting musical ideas that pop up on the album are abandoned almost immediately in favor of wanking. Particularly atrocious is Marital Solal's gross overplaying and lack of ability to listen to the other musicians. Further weakening the album is the poor sound quality, typical of 70's jazz. Holland's bass and DeJohnette's drums sound thin and empty. This one belongs in the bargain bin.
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