This is another excellent effort by
Chico Freeman, who is heard on tenor, flute and bass clarinet. The instrumentation varies on each selection during the LP, which also features trumpeter
Wallace Roney, pianist
Clyde Criner, bassist
Cecil McBee, drummer
Billy Hart, and
Jack DeJohnette on drums and piano. Other than
Thelonious Monk's "Jackie-ing" (
Monk had recently passed away), the repertoire is comprised of originals by
Freeman,
McBee and
Criner. Even if none of the songs individually caught on, they help set an exploratory yet fairly accessible mood, as
Chico Freeman does his best to move the mainstream of jazz forward a bit. ~ Scott Yanow