Norbert Stein Pata, Horns & Drums

Norbert Stein Pata, Horns & Drums: Silent Sitting Bulls

by Nic Jones
November 11, 2010

Silent Sitting Bulls is the second release by this quartet, and it's clear that the time they've spent together has not been wasted. The outcome is an exceptional level of musical coherence, and it's not stretching a point to put their music alongside that of some of Arthur Blythe's ensembles as a model which, while it shows deep knowledge of the history of improvised music, also appreciates that a lot of its life's blood is generated by unassuming innovation.