Bangception is a live album by violinist Billy Bang and drummer Dennis Charles.
[1][2][3][4] In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek described the album as "a full frontal attack on the senses," with the musicians "crisscrossing back and forth over the great divide of improvisational phraseology."
"[1] Harvey Pekar of JazzTimes called the duo's rendition of Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman" "one of the most unique and moving versions of the composition ever recorded," and praised Charles' contribution to the album, stating that he "is no junior partner here... he and Bang often engage in exchanges and dialogues.
"[9] Writing for All About Jazz, Robert Spencer commented: "Are you aware of what a total gas Billy Bang is?
And then there is the vast and much-missed Denis Charles, a rhythmic wizard who proves here to be a superb foil for Bang's high-intensity string music-for-a-new-century violin explorations.