HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! A GEM!!
Robert Lewis | Oz | 06/07/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A-Team line up, including : Von Freeman - tenor, Kenny Wheeler - trumpet/flugelhorn, Tommy Flanagan - piano, Dave Holland - bass, Kevin Eubanks - guitar, Ed Blackwell/Marvn "smitty" Smith - drums/percussion, and Steve Coleman - alto sax PLAY two Thad Jones' numbers, one by Kev Eubanks, and three of Steve's original compositions, including the absolutely beautiful Sweet Dawn, a lyrical ambient piece without alto - mostly Tommy Flanagan soloing, with horns.. but the CD is worth the price for this composition alone. Dave Holland's "Pass it On" gets a brilliant treatment - to my mind, better than on his recent album by the same title.. Anyway, If you like great music.. jazz that swings, that explores or pushes the envelope a little at times, and is definitely music that will transcend it's date of making.. this one is highly recommended!!!"