The third release from Vandermark 5 for the Atavistic label, "Airports for Light" captures the group at a high point of their extended improvisational explorations. The band’s taut energy and complex arrangements are on full display across the album's five tracks.
- Recorded in Chicago at Benjamin Logic Studios, the album was produced by Jim O'Rourke.
- The album was released on CD in March 2003.
- The release features five extended compositions, showcasing the band's collective improvisation.
Ken Vandermark has led Vandermark 5, a Chicago-based ensemble exploring the intersection of free jazz and harder-edged rock, since the late 1990s. The group’s 2003 release “Airports for Light” found them in their established sound, a potent force in the European festival circuit.
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