Terry Adams: Terrible

Playing various pianos, the eclectic Terry Adams is recorded here back in 1995 with a team that tries to pre-date swing, yet with futuristic attitudes. Adams brings together the likes of Greg Cohen/b, Dave Gordon/tp, Jim Hoke/as, Knoel Scott/as, Marshall Allen/fl, Tyrone Hill/tb, Roswell Rudd/tb, Pete Toigo/b and Bobby  Previte/dr for a hoot of renditions. The team is old time vaudeville on ”Toodlehead” and ‘Venusian Sunset” while hitting the blues on the hard hitting “Say When” with Previte in an extroverted mood. Dave Gordonis elegant on “If Feel Lucky” and Allen gets swampy on “Out The Windo” and These Blues”. Jim Hoke pulls out his harmonica on the rootsy meets electronics of “Thedy” and Adams goes solo on the dulcitone on the homey “Kalimba”. Where’s the kitchen sink?

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