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The Thing
The Thing in Austin, Texas, November 18, 2005
Background information
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Free jazz, jazz
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Crazy Wisdom/Universal, Smalltown Superjazzz, The Thing

Members	Mats Gustafsson Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Paal Nilssen-Love

The Thing are a Norwegian/Swedish jazz trio, consisting of Mats Gustafsson (saxophones), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (double bass), and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums).

Name

The Thing took their name from a track on Don Cherry's 1966 album Where Is Brooklyn?^[1]

Performances and recordings

The Thing were established in February 2000 to play a series of concerts in Stockholm and a recording of Don Cherry compositions that was released in Sweden by the label Crazy Wisdom/Universal. Melding German, British and American traditions of free music, their repertoire has later been collected from various sources such as James Blood Ulmer, Frank Lowe, PJ Harvey, White Stripes and Joe McPhee. McPhee was also a participating musician on the She Knows... album (2001). Other guests who have joined The Thing for recording and performances include Ken Vandermark, Otomo Yoshihide, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke and Jeb Bishop.

Garage was released on the Smalltown Superjazzz label in 2004. An EP of live material performed with Joe McPhee and Cato Salsa Experience was released in 2005, as well as a live album. 2006 saw the release of Action Jazz, also on Smalltown Superjazz. The group cover material from Ornette Coleman, Lightning Bolt, Yosuke Yamashita and others in addition to original material. The group are the only free jazz ensemble working today who wear stage uniforms. They perform clad in t-shirts from Ruby's Barbecue Restaurant in Austin, Texas.

In June 2012 they released the album The Cherry Thing, a collaboration with Swedish-British singer Neneh Cherry. The album was Cherry's first album as a named leader for 16 years.^[2]

Discography

The Thing

The Thing (2000)
She Knows... (with Joe McPhee) (2001)
Garage (2004)
Live at Blå (2005)
Action Jazz (2006)
Immediate Sound (with Ken Vandermark) (2007)
Now and Forever (box set containing The Thing, She Knows..., a new improv session Gluttony and a live DVD Live at Øya 2005 w/ Thurston Moore) (2007)
Bag It! (2009)
Mono (2011)
Metal! (with Barry Guy) (2012)
Boot! (2013)
Live (with Thurston Moore) (2014)
Shake (2015)
Baby Talk (with James Blood Ulmer, 2017)
Again (2018)

The Thing with Cato Salsa Experience and Joe McPhee

Sounds Like a Sandwich (2005)
Two Bands and a Legend (2007)
I See You Baby (2007) (EP)

References

^ Rogers, Jude (22 May 2012). "Neneh Cherry: 'Jazz Can Be the Way You Make Love'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (June 23, 2012). "Neneh Cherry and The Thing: The Cherry Thing". The Financial Times. Retrieved June 27, 2012.

External links

Official website
English language podcast with The Thing Russian language translation provided as well.

v t e The Thing
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise. Mats Gustafsson Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Paal Nilssen-Love
Studio albums	The Thing (2000) Action Jazz (2005) The Cherry Thing (2011) Boot! (2013) Shake (2015)

v t e Neneh Cherry
Discography
Studio albums	Raw Like Sushi Homebrew Man Blank Project Broken Politics The Versions
Collaborations	The Cherry Thing
Remix albums	Remixes
Singles	"Looking Good Diving with the Wild Bunch" "Buffalo Stance" "Manchild" "Kisses on the Wind" "I've Got You Under My Skin" "Money Love" "Buddy X" "7 Seconds" "Love Can Build a Bridge" "Trouble Man" "Woman" "Kootchi" "Feel It" "Buddy X 99" "Kids with Guns"
Related articles	CirKus The Thing Rip Rig + Panic Mabel

v t e Mats Gustafsson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Blow Horn (1995) Hidden in the Stomach (1996)
Live albums	You Forget to Answer (1994 & 1995) Gryffgryffgryffs (1996) Stumble (1998) Live at the Glenn Miller Café (1999) Ljubljana (2015)
Related articles	The Thing

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Performances and recordings

Discography

The Thing

The Thing with Cato Salsa Experience and Joe McPhee

The Thing with Otomo Yoshihide

The Thing with Jim O'Rourke

Neneh Cherry & The Thing

References

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