Well-swung standards and compositions of , and are tapped for revision. (trumpet/flugelhorn) joins for eight of the ten tracks, with the immaculate trio of pianist , bassist and drummer as support. 's tart-sweet alto sax has never sounded better, while his pristine flute playing is easily in the top ten of late-'90s jazz performers. The CD is bookended by 's music, the opening title track a flute/flugelhorn traipse through classic sville in a light Afro-Cuban beat, the closer a flute/flugel ballad. 's music comes back to back, as jungle toms and light bluesy swing signify the easy mood of with flute and muted trumpet in unison, while the classic post-bop vehicle has alto and trumpet strutting their stuff and puffing their chests. 's similarly classic bopper has 's flugelhorn playing a countermelody vis a vis 's standard alto line, and they do the same for the hip, churning melody of 's except that changes up on the tenor-led original by using his flute. The three numbers without are the scorching bop of the easy bossa beat of and the ballad treatment, on flute, of the final piece shows a consistency within mainstream parameters, a real sense of teamwork with these worthy session mates, and a willingness to take chances. ~ Michael G. Nastos