Trio Of Bloom
Pyroclastic, 2025
9/10
Craig Taborn, Nels Cline and Marcus Gilmore each have impressive resumes, and here they meet for the first time for an unclassifiable 11 jazz-ish tunes.
Gilmore’s frisky drumming opens with “Nightwhistlers”, where an ambience of mystery enters amid Cline’s guitar manipulation, and “Unreal Light” follows with a softness that eventually gets a bit more animated via some post-rock gestures.
In the middle, “Diana” allows for Taborn’s meticulous keys to radiate a heartfelt mood, while “Eye Shadow Eye” blends the atmospheric backdrop with swift keys and hushed drums for a dreamy spirit.
“Bend It” and “Gone Bust” exit the listen. The former is a stylish version of jazz that unfolds with a hint of prog-rock, and the latter brings density and more firm dynamics between the trio thanks to the meticulous noise.
The talent that exists between these 3 is unparalleled, and that’s quite apparent across these sonically engaging and multi-dimensional jazz tracks that we won’t soon forget.
Travels well with: Free Country- Liberty Now!; Noah Haidu- Standards III