Drummer Marko Djordjevic leads a trio/quartet through some exhilaratingly complex and active originals with his trio team of Bobby Avey/p and Desmond White/b alongside a quartet that exchanges tenor players Eli Degibri and Tivon Pennicott. His active and garrulous drumming works well with Avey’s energetic and fervent hands on the clean themed “Ten Large Serbians” as well as the active “2007” and dramatic “Which Way Is Down, “ while the interplay with White on “Svetlana” is subtle and effective. The octanes get a bit higher with the tenor, as Coltrane-esqe overflows of emotion burst like a geyser on ”Heart Bop” and “War Song” which fluctuates between emotional anthems and cathartic expulsions. Some enchanting Eastern European themes pop in throughout the session, most successvully on the festive “Home Made” and the galloping title piece Assertive music that works best when the reins are held in just a tad for the group of stallions.