Lead by the twin sax team of Dave Liebman and Arthur Barron as well as the keyboards of Abel Pabon, the Miami Jazz Project includes the hard hitting team of Josh Allen/b, Michael Piolet/dr and Alfredo Chacon/perc on this rousing collection of originals sans the opening piece. That one, John Coltrane’s “Dahomey Dance,” sets the pacesas Liebman’s soprano and Chacon’s vibes wrestle together like it’s Saturday Night at the Sports Arena. Electronic keyboards are featured on some funky pieces such as “Lordy Lourdes” with Barron’s feathery flute and the clarion calling “Jinnistan” which has some piercing soprano work. Fierce tenor work on “Mr. Q” have the two tenorists taking you back to the glory days of Impulse! records, while the two part “Slow Dance on the Killing Fields” is a kaleidoscopic sonic trip that has the saxists looking for a lunar landing. Few holds are barred here on a muscular musical adventure.
Zoho Music