Breathing in the Walls

Chicago power-jazz trio Tiger Hatchery proudly comes out of the ESP-Disk' free jazz tradition, as Forbes's playing makes clear, but there's an added noise-rock edge, especially in Billington's aggressive drumming, that keeps the sound modern. Young does much more than lay down the bottom, emerging as an equal member of their glorious cacophony. Their 2013 ESP release, Sun Worship, earned huzzahs from press and free-jazz aficionados.

Track Listing:

A1. Exoskeletal

A2. Not Chill

A3. Drawing Down the Moon

A4. Breathing in the Walls Pt. I

B1. Pothole Pleasure

B2. Scorch the Earth

B3. Triple Penny

B4. Don't Tell Your Doctor

B5. Breathing in the Walls Pt. II

Personnel: Mike Forbes, saxophones; Andrew Scott Young, basses; Ben Billington, drums

Musicians: Tiger Hatchery