been one of my faves for a while + it was one of the first records on which i began to discover the greatness of paul motian. he's in top form here, mid-career + full of energy, serving the songs with his totally unique style, but not yet quite evolved fully into the hyperstrange abstract minimalism of his late period. the sh*t grooves hard through different moods (swing, latin, ballad + rubato) + harrell's tunes are downright catchy.
_DJ Grape Ape
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