When one's put Radiale into his computer, the "genre" came up as unclassifiable. That's a fair start in describing the Italian trio Zu, comprised of baritone sax, electric bass and drums. These tunes are heavy, locked down by Massimo Pupillo's bass and reinforced by Ken Vandermark and Luca Mai's snarling horns. The second half of the recording adds McBride and drummer Hamid Drake to the ad hoc Zu quartet on two George Clinton workouts, an Art Ensemble Of Chicago's composition and a Sun Ra cover that benefits from the rhythmic barrage. Radiale is un… read more
When one's put Radiale into his computer, the "genre" came up as unclassifiable. That's a fair start in describing the Italian trio Zu, comprised of baritone sax, electric bass and drums. These tunes are heavy, locked down by Massimo Pupillo's bass and reinforced by K…read more
When one's put Radiale into his computer, the "genre" came up as unclassifiable. That's a fair start in describing the Italian trio Zu, comprised of baritone sax, electric bass and drums. These tunes are heavy, locked down by Massimo Pupillo's bass and reinforced by Ken Vandermark and Luca Mai's snarling horns. The second half of the… read more