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For their third CD,
stretch compositional boundaries. This set of originals is again split between the membership;
with two,
with three,
with four.
writes one and sings an emotionally affected version of
Unmistakably modern
, the quintet also explores hard
, cool and spooky or loose and swinging
, rambling free style, lugubrious
, and more.
The opening title track mixes hard
and New Orleans
in a perfect 50/50 blend. There's ultimate dramatism in
intonations during
and a heady progression of Irish
-space guitar-free
-cascading piano-Irish
musics on
truly a stunner. Most selections are saxophone driven,
is even more extroverted than on earlier recordings. He's breaking out of a
-
derived sound, and seems bent on shattering those notions. Reveling in this diverse musical gumbo, drummer
plays possessed, dynamic, precise rhythms. If there's a difference between this and the outstanding previous CD
, these compositions may be a bit less tuneful, more challenging, but no less exciting. The diversity within their identity is as startling as the brilliant musicianship. This ensemble seems to take a more
approach with every passing year. They're restless, not willing to stand on their lofty laurels. And they may suffer slightly in stark tempo changes from cut to cut on
. Nonetheless, this is another triumph from a truly extraordinary group. Highly recommended, for both fans and the uninitiated. ~ Michael G. Nastos