Bassist Ali Watson brings together a team of Matt Carmichael/ts, Alan Benzie/p and Greg Irons/dr for a collection of his originals. The album is quite pastoral in its content, with Carmichael’s brethy tenor serving as a subdued melody maker, sighing on “Solace”, subtoned on the subdued “Underground” and gentle on the ruminating “Snowdrift”. Benzie flows like a stream on “Glen”, gets into a folksy cadence on “Oak” and is reflective on “Undergrowth” with the leader showing his wares on the relaxed “Earth” and guiding traffic with elan throughout. Pastels of sound.