Three Fall - On a Walkabout, album review

Beyond Chili

Late to this – released in 2011 – there is nothing lost over time in its liveliness and interpretive spirit. Of the 11 tracks, 5 are by the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Can’t Stop, Walkabout, Under the Bridge, Scar Tissue and By the Way) so if that’s all you are after be warned; however, my view is the whole makes for a broader showcase of the fine playing from

 

Lutz Streun / tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Til Schneider / trombone
Sebastian Winne / drums & percussion
Rap vocals on “Matter” by [[Promoe]]

 

I’ve never been a huge fan of the clarinet in any tone, but the bass of it here so often sets distinctive base patterns (that really wasn’t an intentional playing around) and the trombone is a perfect accompaniment, as on 6^th track Ottostraße. To put it better: the playing is great throughout this excellent album.

 

Under the Bridge is as pretty as you might expect it to be; similar for Scar Tissue – these two redolent of the Peppers’ melodic inclinations – but this latter livens up as it should.