Lost Brother

by Scott Yanow The trio of tenor saxophonist Assif Tsahar (who doubles on bass clarinet), Moore-Cooper (listed as playing diddley-bow, twanger, and ashimba, all of which sound suspiciously like a string bass), and drummer Hamid Drake communicate well on this set of nine free improvisations. Tsahar has a huge tone and even when the music is at its freest, his passionate sound is attractive. Moore-Cooper and Hamid Drake listen closely and react immediately to Tsahar's ideas, often inspiring the tenorman to follow their musical directions; this is very much a three-way conversation. Listeners are advised to ignore the rather ugly cover drawing of Lost Brother and enjoy the powerful and often-intense music.