David Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith Sun of Goldfinger ( Teaser), ECM Records

David Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith Sun of Goldfinger Tim Berne: alto saxophone Ches Smith: drums, electronics, tanbou David Torn: electric guitar, livelooping, electronics ECM 2613 Release: March 1, 2019 Available on CD, download streaming: Guitaristcomposer David Torn, a longstanding ECM artist, has enjoyed a particularly fruitful 21stcentury with the label, releasing two albums under his own name the solo only sky and quartet disc prezens in addition to producing records by Tim Berne and Michael Formanek. With Sun of Goldfinger, Torn returns in a trio alongside the alto saxophonist Berne and percussionist Ches Smith (a member of Bernes Snakeoil band who made his ECM leader debut in 2016 with The Bell). The Torn, Berne, Smith trio, also dubbed Sun of Goldfinger, features alone on two of this albums three intense tracks of 20plus minutes; the vast sonic tapestries of Eye Meddle and Soften the Blow each spontane br, br,