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The British have a long history of putting the conventions of
to better use than their American counterparts do, and guitarist/composer
is a case in point. Leading a sextet he calls
,
offers a solid set of muscular, no-nonsense modern
that delivers plenty of intellectual interest without ever descending into navel-gazing solo wankery and without ever sacrificing its powerful groove. True, much of this stuff is most definitely music for musicians -- check out the long, complex
for example (taking note of
's sparkling keyboard work and
's huge fretless bass tone), or the rhythmically and melodically sideways
But toward the end of the program
and company suddenly become much more friendly and accessible, with the absolutely lovely and surprisingly straight-ahead
of
(composed by
) and a gorgeous
by
entitled
Great stuff. ~ Rick Anderson