''Chronicle'' is a live album by the Chicago Underground Trio, featuring trumpeter

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, bassist Jason Ajemian, and drummer Chad Taylor. It was recorded on July 21, 2006, at the German Cultural Center in Chicago, and was released in 2007 by

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in both CD and DVD formats, the latter directed by

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Reception

In a review for

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, Michael G. Nastos wrote: "At times deadpan, often spirited, spiritual and symmetrical with plenty of ideas that work well, the group succeeds in clearly bringing its point across, and those who enjoy this type of pure improvising should find it intriguing." Seamus Seoighe of ''

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'' called the album a "sonic spiritual journey," and stated: "the Chicago Underground is constantly presenting music that is innovative, new and, without a doubt, boundary-breaking." ''AAJs Jerry D'Souza commented: "Chicago Underground has never shied away from being bold and innovative. They prove it all over again with this performance, where everything is completely improvised." Writing for ''

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'', David Whiteis remarked: "Our preconceived expectations of what things might be are challenged, mocked and then reimagined, only to dissolve and re-emerge yet again in new forms." A reviewer for ''The Free Jazz Collective'' noted: "The band takes its time to discover the music, to transform it, to think of new angles, but the overall structure is essential, this is free improv along fixed paths. This is avant-garde jazz or experimental jazz, but then with soul." In an article for ''

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'', Will Layman wrote: "There are many times during ''Chronicle'' when you wonder — what is that guy playing? Often, you will not be able to decipher it... The music presented here is daring, compelling, occasionally vexing, but always alive with interest." Regarding the DVD release, Vish Khanna of ''

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'' stated: "Coupled with intense and dynamic playing from the Chicago Underground Trio, the visual aspects of ''Chronicle'' are alluring and disorienting."

Track listing

Composed by the Chicago Underground Trio. # "Initiation" – 5:23 # "Resistance" – 7:43 # "Power" – 28:27 # "Crisis" – 13:20 # "Transformation" – 5:22 # "Transcendence" – 13:43

Personnel

– cornet, computer, synthesizer, electric celeste, gong, cymbal, bamboo flute,

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pedals * Jason Ajemian – acoustic bass, electronics * Chad Taylor – drums, vibraphone, marimba,

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, percussion

References

{{Reflist 2007 live albums Chicago Underground Trio live albums Delmark Records live albums