This is certainly the most unusual
David Sanborn
recording to date. Avant-gardist
Tim Berne
(heard here on alto and baritone) and the popular R&B star
Sanborn
(mostly leaving his trademark alto behind to play sopranino) share a great respect for altoist
Julius Hemphill
and the St. Louis free jazz movement. Along with guitarist
Marc Ducret
, cellist
Hank Roberts
and drummer
Joey Baron
, they perform seven often-emotional
Hemphill
pieces plus
Berne
's
"The Maze."
is to be congratulated for successfully stretching himself although this is very much
's date. ~ Scott Yanow