The third
Codona album is a sublimely beautiful release. The silent stillness of the exquisite opening to "Goshakabuchi" gives way to seemingly not much more than wisps of vibration in the air, but then
Don Cherry's trumpet enters in full cry and
Collin Walcott's dulcimer and other stringed things lead into a bracing and exciting section driven by
Nana Vasconcelos' various percussive devices. The whole record is kind of like
King Crimson's Larks' Tongues in Aspic without the wattage and with a little more introspection, and is a joyously stunning last testament for
Walcott, who died not long after these recordings were completed. ~ Bruce Eder