Great Fun
07/23/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love this album! It cuts through every cliche burdening contemporary jazz, breaking through the hegemony of both potboiler hard bop neo-classicism and the anarchy of so-called free jazz. This CD is comprised of six guys having fun, mining the jazz tradition and expressing it in their individual voices. Warren Vache's cornet playing is marked by a warm tone, melodic invention, and great technique. Irresistible. Perhaps the unsung hero of the group is veteran pianist Eddie Higgins. His playing is so bright and on-time that it buoys the entire band. This is such a fun CD, I think only the grimmest and most dogmatic of the jazz hierarchy could fail to find something to enjoy. Highly recommended. Kudos to Nagel-Heyer."