3 generations

"Here's a three-disc box set to celebrate three decades of the renowned German label ACT. Founder Siggi Loch produces, and has selected one of his early signings to act as host for a full stable of guest players. This is a fine concept, carried out to a technically high level, well-presented and featuring a highly impressive cast, but sadly there is a problem at its aesthetic and conceptual heart. The trombonist and singer Nils Landgren tends to coerce this very diverse posse inside his own sonic universe, which in this case involves a puzzling bias towards songs sung by guest vocalist".