Warm and upbeat tones are delivered by Emiliano Sampao’s orchestra that includes 5 rhythm, 4 brass, 5 woodwinds and a large string section of 17 members. There is an Eastern Europe orchestration to dramatic pieces like “Between Dances” while the strings get Mahlerian on the percussive “Dry Soil” and “Black”. The reeds chirp on “Popping, Copping and More” and the brass gets hot and wild on the wild “Always Go Back To THE Blues”, Michael Lagger’s piano is pretty on “Dreamscapes” and drummer Luis Oliveira rumbles into “War”. Cinematic sounds.