The organic team of guitarist Mike Nord, pianist James Miley and drummer Ryan Biesack mix moods ranging form Bill Evans to Brian Eno on this intriguing collection of originals. Guitar drapery and cymbals make for an atmospheric “Bending Toward the Light” with chiming strings and effects volleying back and forth for “…Because A Swarm of Ghosts Told Me Sol.” Miley and Biesak converse deeply on the more romantic and acoustic “The Language of Smoke” and “Welcoming You (At The Gate)” as the Evans influence oozes forth, while nifty brushwork rumbles softly on “Fourteen Ways to Say Everything.” Clever, modern but with an allegiance to the tradition.