Loose Tubes: Säd Afrika – review

(Lost Marble)There were 23 of them and they managed to reduce the conventional idea of "big band jazz" to smoking rubble. On first acquaintance, Loose Tubes seemed so anarchic that audiences just sat gawping in shock, but by the end of the performance they'd be cheering.This recaptures the farewell show of that deliciously organised chaos, at Ronnie Scott's in September 1990. It's not the cheeky, unruly side that comes over most strongly now, though. It's the rich profusion of sounds and ideas. ...

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