On March 31, 1966 Afro-Choctaw-American trumpeter performed at Copenhagen's with Argentine saxophonist , German vibraphonist , Danish bassist and Italian drummer . Two albums of music from this night of inspired collective improvisation were reissued by in 2008. is greatly enhanced by the lessons learned while working with in 1964, and by 's willingness to operate in 's realm -- tonally, texturally and tangentially. After a pleasantly mysterious handling of themes from the quintet delves into a and four consecutive sets of variations on ideas by . The Montmartre 1966 session occurred during the period when was a recording artist, and fairly bristles with elements of his albums , , and This joyously free yet well organized modern music is to some extent an outgrowth of 's early experiences with but is much more directly inspired by the imaginative principles and grandly expressive behavior of . For this reason qualifies as essential listening for all who love and revere the legacies of and his good friend . ~ arwulf arwulf