Guitarist John Abercrombie was one of the stars of ECM in its early days.
His playing on this trio set with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack
DeJohnette is really beyond any simple categorization. Abercrombie's
improvisations are sophisticated yet, because his sound is rockish and
sometimes quite intense (particularly on the nearly 11-minute "Sorcery 1"),
there is really no stylistic name for the music. Holland contributed four of the
six originals while DeJohnette brought in the other two (one of which was
co-written with Abercrombie). The interplay between the three musicians is
quite impressive although listeners might find some of the music to be quite
unsettling. It takes several listens for one to digest all that is going on, but it
is worth the struggle.