Pianist
Greg Burk's explorative music covers a wide range of idioms. Sometimes his out-of-tempo ruminations recall
Paul Bley, and he is joined and stimulated by two of
Bley's former sidemen, bassist
Steve Swallow and drummer
Bob Moses. But on the 19-minute "Truth Be Bold,"
Burk's intense and free playing is closer to that of
Cecil Taylor, while some of the briefer selections swing in their own fashion. This program definitely keeps one guessing, for
Burk is difficult to easily categorize as anything but a creative jazz musician. His interplay with his sidemen is nearly telepathic at times (they all have big ears) and they consistently shift musical directions and share thoughts together. Listeners who enjoy explorative and passionate jazz improvising will definitely want this outing. ~ Scott Yanow