Gloryland Ponycat: Black Ants Crawling

ALL ABOUT JAZZ

“Bottom line: This is solid stuff, man. This is music that can be smelt, felt, tasted and seen. This is music that is tangible and alive and real. This is music for dancing in your head as well in your heart, lungs, liver, and spleen.”

Tenor saxophonist George Cartwright of “Curlew” fame leads his rhythm section through a series of sinewy, free-form jazz oriented jaunts. Recorded at a venue in St. Paul, MN., the saxophonist reaches for the stars during this vibrant and indisputably expressive musical venture. They sort of let their hair down here. More importantly, the trio provides credence to what can happen when performing in front of a captured audience. The spontaneity and communication sometimes get lost in studio environs, which is a notion that serves as the antithesis of this fine release. – Glenn Astarita

STAR TRIBUNE

“To paraphrase John Lennon, an avant-garde hero is something to be. And saxophonist George Cartwright certainly qualifies as one.”

COMMERCIAL APPEAL

The sonic equivalent of a feverish hallucinatory snakebite. – Bill Ellis