This was Marsalis' fourth album and, in my view, the one where his great young quintet got everything right.The playing throughout is superb, full of tension and technique. Jeff Watts, Charnett Moffet and the late, Kenny Kirkland sound the match of the second Miles Davis quintet's rhythmn section, and Wynton proves he is so much more than a Freddie Hubbard soundalike. As an all-round band performance, the title track is probably the stand-out moment (Kirkland's right-hand playing is incredible), but "Chambers of Tain" and "Phryzzinian Man" are also thrilling. I don't know why this album wasn't raved about on it's release.... In my view is one of the landmark jazz albums of the last twenty years. Invest at once! |
