Vocalist and composer Aimee Allen mixes post bop traditional themes with her own personal and musical creations on this passionate and dramatic collection of tunes. Her core team of Toru Dodo/p, Francois Moutin/b and Kush Abadey/dr is up to the task, digging in deeply as Allen assertively takes on Al Jarreau’s lyrics on Freddie Hubbard’s “Little Sunflower” with Dodo’s rich chords chasing the theme along. She broods with Moutin on a penetrating interpretation of Wolfgang Mozart’s “Requiem” and glides over Abadey’s cadence on a creative take of “Star Eyes”. With trumpeter Noah Allen, she oozes energy and emotion on Chick Corea’s “Crystal Silence/500 Miles High” and brings in guitarist Tony Romano” for a modal “Earth Is Waiting”. Her own lyrics are quite poetic, as on “The Comet’s Tail” and the swayful waltz of “Man Ripples Through Time”. Poetic passions with a pulse.