Before a small radio studio audience, the team of Greg Abate/ts-as-ss-fl, Paul Del Nero/b, Matt DeChamplain/p and Gary Johnson/dr drove up the wattage on this swinging collection of mostly originals. Abate shows his bop chops on the alto as Johnson soft shoes the brushes on “Quasimodo”, while the drummer rumbles for Abate on the cool toned “Reunion”. Del Nero and DeChamplain are featured under Abates’s soprano on the glowing “Fifth Season” and the team sounds modern and fresh during “Within Reach” There’s a modal mood to “Positive Energy” and Del Nero gets a feature on the easy swinger of “ DSR”. A floating flute is a numbus cloud for “Clare’s Ostinado” while De Champlain shines on “Light Speed”. The sparks were flying!