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Title: Superb
Review: The late Sonny Sharrock's final album is an amazing work. Sharrock's first employer Pharoah Sanders and Coltrane drummer Elvin Jones place this album firmly in the tradition of the later Coltrane sound. Sharrock's compositions are accessible, yet sufficiently open for deep improvisation. Bill Laswell's production effectively captures Sharrock's (and Jones') HUGE sound, which could make most jazz producers faint. And unlike other Laswell-produced Sharrock albums, this one is pure jazz, without the heavy metal bombast or avante-garde remoteness of his other work.Few modern jazz albums succeed so well in that combination of depth and accessibility that make for the finest jazz. A worthy addition to any collection.
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