has long been one of the most unique guitarists around. Able to switch on a moment's notice from sounding like a Nashville studio player to , several styles of , and just pure noise, can get a remarkable variety of sounds and tones out of his instrument. This set features in a quintet with (on clarinet and bass clarinet), on accordion, bassist , and drummer . To call the repertoire wide-ranging would be an understatement. In addition to eight melodies from 's , and company explore (and often reinvent) pieces written by , and . This is one of the most inventive recordings of the 1990s and should delight most listeners from any genre. ~ Scott Yanow