Ken Vandermark / Klaus Kugel / Mark Tokar
Escalator
2017 - Not Two Records: MW963-2 
https://www.nottwo.com/mw963

* Ken Vandermark: tenor saxophone, clarinet
* Klaus Kugel   : drums, percussion
* Mark Tokar    : double bass
 
http://vandermark.tokar.kugel-trio.com/
 
http://www.kenvandermark.com/ 
https://www.klauskugel.com/

Recorded live by Rafał Drewniany at Alchemia Club
in Krakow, Poland, on May 5th, 2016. 
https://alchemia.com.pl/program/vandermark-tokar-kugel/

Reviews
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By Tim Niland

[...] There is a gleeful exchange of ideas, led by deep bellows of
gruff saxophone, and the music is wild, yet coherent as the drums and bass open
a fascinating rhythm which results in cascading waves of sound engulfing the
listener. The finale, "End Numbers," has more abstract bowed bass with
percolating saxophone and drums. They gradually develop a drone that makes
excellent fodder for the impending burst of improvisation. There is a rich
textural sound with raw peals of saxophone, that builds energy through
repetition. The group builds to a rippling improvisation, reveling in the
freedom of choice that is available. Everything flows organically as the music
gradually proceeds to its conclusion. There is great empathy between the
musicians themselves, and between the group and the music on this album. This
is one of the most exciting album that I have heard this year, there is
constant joy to be found in the bracing interaction of these musicians.

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By Gustav Lindquist 
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2017/12/ken-vandermark-klaus-kugel-mark-tokar_29.html

By avantscena

Sebastian Chosiński (pl) 
https://esensja.pl/muzyka/recenzje/tekst.html?id=24894

Ben Taffijn (nl)

Por Marcelo Cohen (es) 
https://www.revistaotraparte.com/musica/escalator/