The post-bop team of Evan Shay/ts, Aime Duquet/g, Antoine Pelegrin/eb and Kyle Hutchins/dr mix modern themes and harmonies on this album that includes separate tunes and a four part “Internal Combustion Suite.” Of the opus, the ambitious songs include rich guitar work from Duquet propulsed by Hutchins on “Suite I” leading into spacious open lands on “Suite II” before the team gets free and frisky with Shay’s tenor and Pelegrin’s bas on “Suite III” and concluding with an angular “Suite IV.”
Shay layers up the tenor sax on a sighing “The Day After” and creates a misty fog on the thoughtful “Nothing’s Changed.” Hutchins creates a clever drum pattern before popping the clutch and driving the team on an aggressive “Shatter” and joins with Pelegrin on a three-legged race on a bopping “February 2nd.” Modern musings with creative cohesion.