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The band lovingly works over pieces by many of the pillars in free jazz, from Ornette to Giuffre, Ra to Hemphill. The exciting repertoire remains fresh (these compositions haven’t exactly been overexposed) and gives the musicians plenty of room to groove and work their chops…which, by now, these Chicago players certainly have enough of to pull off this tribute project with excellent results.

Vandermark always doses out strong medicine, and since he normally prefers working with his own compositions, this tip of the hat to history and its makers is doubly meaningful. The band features a forceful horn section, with Jeb Bishop on trombone, Dave Rempis on alto and tenor saxophone, plus Vandermark playing tenor sax and clarinets. Bassist Kent Kessler and drummer Tim Mulvenna work overtime keeping the furnaces fueled underneath all this firepower. Even though the songs are recognizable, the group, as one would expect, puts its own unique twist on each to render them distinctly original contributions to improvised music.” -Frank Rubolino, All About Jazz

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