Tenor saxophonist
Zane Massey
explores the inside and outside of jazz on this set of arresting originals.
Massey
's versatility allows him to move easily from surging free material to funk, and also effectively cover blues and hard bop. The songs aren't laborabory exercises;
and his mates burn on
"Nu Kingdom,"
"Trickle Down Economics" and "Message From Trane." If you've been a little dismayed at the reverential mood and sensibility of much 1990s jazz, here's music that isn't polite or coy, but explosive. ~ Ron Wynn