Post bop trumpeter Josh Lawrence teams up with Diego Rivera/ts, Art Hirahara/p, Luques Curtis/b and Rudy Royston/dr for a collection of originals. The Leader is warm and bright, muted in a cool atmosphere for “Prelude to a Farewell (For Barry Harris)” and bopping rapidly on the kinetic “Every Choice Comes With An Invoice”. Most elegant on “Wise One” he gets moody with Hirahara on “ Between the Lakes” and is easy with the blue side of things with the warm toned tenor of Rivera on “Where Do We Go?”. The team gets dark on the slow “Stony Mountain” and lilts to the romantic “A Tragic Tango Comedy”. Strong and confident.