Quiz Question: What does psyche jazz trio The Comet Is Coming have in common with ? A relatively short album of both was released at the end of 2019 that should be regarded as the closing part of a diptych. In the case of the Canadian bard, who died in the meantime, there was no other way. It's actually pretty smart from the London trio around saxophone . As a lover of the first part (according
… to the undersigned the record of 2019) you still get the feeling that you are incomplete without it. But is the 'cut' not only commercially but also artistically responsible? I have my doubts. Admittedly, the aptly titled The Afterlife is a bit more introspective than its predecessor across the board, the bouncing Lifeforms Part II, for example, would also have fitted in perfectly. All in all, this diptych houses one downright brilliant one hour CD. Without the long-winded All That Matters Is The Moments, in which Joshua Idehen murmurs about Hutchings' sax as… yes, as Leonard Cohen in his twilight years. (RME)more