ERTUNC TRIO, HUSEYIN - Musiki
Edition of 400. "Holiday Records present a reissue of H_ɬºseyin Ertun_ɬß Trios M_ɬªsik_ɬÆ, originally released in 1974 on Intex Records. This cosmic free jazz improvisation by this legendary trio guided by H_ɬºseyin Ertun_ɬß - on drums - with his then-regular partners Michael Cosmic and Phil Musra - on saxophones and additional percussion - reveals the primitive and physical approach of the trio, with Ertun_ɬßs massive cymbals drumming building a carpet of trance-driving vibe where the reeds can freely dance without any structure. "A new world of improvisational freedom opened up for me when I first heard drummer Huseyin Ertun_ɬßs 1974 LP M_ɬªsik_ɬÆ, with reedmen/multi-instrumentalists/brothers Phil Musra and Michael Cosmic. Ertun_ɬß returned to his native Turkey about twenty years ago (and performs with the Konstrukt collective), but Musra - this tunes composer - now resides in Los Angeles and, as regular readers of this blog know, is still active in music. Although I initially assume