The quartet of Tom Christensen/ts-ss, Pete McCann/g, Phil Palombi/b and Scott Neumann/dr deliver ten post bop originals with a variety of moods. Christensen’s sax gets pungent on “Rainbow Shoelaces” and the band even delves int rock with Neumann hitting the sticks hard with McCann’s head banging guitar on “Smart Aleck.” Neumann’s work is crisp and erudite on “The Groove” and shows how to cruise during “Hamsters, Hamsters.” The mix of soprano sax and McCann’s acoustic guitar does wonders on “Crystalline” and McCann lets the strings twang on “Funky Sea.” Lots of colors from the oil paint palate.