Spearman, Glenn
Smokehouse, 2000, CD
Instrument: Saxophone
Issue: 6.1
Jazz Ruler Type: AvanteGarde
Performance: 2
Sound: 3
Score: 
O’s Notes: Two drummers, two sax players, a double bass, and a piano come together in what sometimes seems like mass pandemonium. They attempt to duplicate the success of the spirit of Ornette Coleman’s free jazz movement. This is contrarian music, not quite up to the standard.
