Italian based saxophonist Paolo Recchia teams up with Alex
Sipiagin/tp-fh, Nicola Muresu/b and Nicola Angelucci/dr for a
collection of post bop originals as well as shining a different
spectrum on some jazz standards. The free from rhythm team lays a
slippery foundation on songs like the slightly latin “Boulevard Victor”
and the askance title track. There’s some free-bop tendencies a la
Jackie McLean on the take here of “Tenor Madness” and “Lazy Bird’ which
have Recchia’s sax keeping a nice tone while delivering some slightly
outside solos. Sipiagin’s horn is as elegant as ever, mixing well with
the leader’s alto on “Everything I’ve Got.” A bit left of center,
keeping you alert the whole time.
WVJ Jazz