If you miss recent releases by The Yellowjackets, have no fear!Guitarist Dario Chiazzolino brings back together Jimmy Haslip/b, Russell Ferrante/p-key and Bob Mintzer along with Giani Branca/d and Pino D’eri/b on this highly hip album of bopping contemporary sounds.
Sleek grooves abound, with tricky lines on pieces like “Jump In A Dream” with underlying bass grooves that snap and sizzle. Mintzer’s tenor grooves well on the steady rivulets on “Six Stories” and “Butterfly” and Chiazzolino’s guitar is warm and embracing with the irresistible percussion on “ Pearl of Mozambique.” Ferrante is a master throughout, keeping things lyrical and his work on the waltzing “Sound Principles” is a delight. This one is as good as when the Jackets teamed with Mike Stern.