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Sten Sandell Trio: Standing Wave

Read "Standing Wave" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Pianist Sten Sandell has recorded for a variety of modern jazz/avant-garde-based labels. This release features the artist in a trio setting, recorded live in Norway and Germany. Better known in Europe, Standell often opts for a muscular attack; and like many of his peers, he derives a fair amount of influence from pianist Cecil Taylor. However, the band comes right at you from the onset of the opening piece, “Mural," thanks to Standell's whirling clusters and kaleidoscopic movements. The rhythm ...

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