This very interesting CD contains four unrelated performances from three editions of Yugoslavia's Ljublijana Jazz Festival. The
Bill Evans Trio (with bassist
Eddie Gomez and a slightly out-of-place
Tony Oxley on drums) plays "Nardis," "'Round Midnight" is explored by the duo of
Karin Krog (who half-speaks her vocal) and bassist
Arild Andersen, tenor-saxophonist
Archie Shepp and his quintet romp through the uptempo blues "Sonny's Back" in fairly straightahead if ragged fashion and, best of all, the 1970
Bobby Hutcherson-
Harold Land quintet explores an original in 7/8;
Land in particular is outstanding. This CD offers listeners four examples of the jazz modern mainstream of the early '70s. ~ Scott Yanow