Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City: Live at Iridium

This pair of 2004 concert recordings, , could be said to be by the "New" . With the death of and , the future of the group was in serious doubt, even with the return of . Trumpeter and bassist , however, have proven to be excellent successors, inspiring to play at their best. Some of the music on this two-CD set is almost although a bit eccentric; other selections meander a bit in sound explorations or percussion displays, and others find the group pushing ahead. was always at their most intriguing live, so a concert recording is the next best thing. Not everything works, but the group never loses your interest, being coherent, constantly creative, and quite unpredictable. ~ Scott Yanow