Guitarist John Abercrombie was one of the stars of ECM in its early days. 　　His playing on this trio set with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack 　　DeJohnette is really beyond any simple categorization. Abercrombie's 　　improvisations are sophisticated yet, because his sound is rockish and 　　sometimes quite intense (particularly on the nearly 11-minute "Sorcery 1"), 　　there is really no stylistic name for the music. Holland contributed four of the 　　six originals while DeJohnette brought in the other two (one of which was 　　co-written with Abercrombie). The interplay between the three musicians is 　　quite impressive although listeners might find some of the music to be quite 　　unsettling. It takes several listens for one to digest all that is going on, but it 　　is worth the struggle.