From the creative cauldron of Vilnius comes a very worthwhile trio filling up a two-LP set with some very involved and lively collective improvisations. Intuitus (NoBusiness Records NBLP 92/93) features Vladimir Tarasov on drums, percussion, cimbalom and hunting horn, Eugenijus Kanevicius on acoustic bass and electronics, and Liudas Mockunas on soprano and tenor saxophones, clarinet and bass clarinet.

The three know what they are about and what to expect from one another. The resulting improvisations reflect a knowing presence accordingly. This is music that is both local and international in its roots, freely jazz rooted but also channeling some of the deep local musical currents in subtle ways, in the use of the hammer-zither cimbalom, for example.