As left-field jazz fans know, drummer-composer has amassed a sizable catalog of recordings as a bandleader, in addition to several dozen more as a collaborator and sideman with , , and among them. and were recorded by his , whose membership varies. He and saxophonist are the common denominators, while and bassist fill out , and trombonist appear on . As might be expected, the music on these albums varies significantly yet remains inexorably linked by the drummer's and saxophonist's presences. composed everything on these dates, recorded during the winter of 2018 and 2019 in Brooklyn. The relationships between these musicians are longstanding. began working together during the late '80s; met shortly thereafter, and during the '90s on N.Y.C. downtown scene. is constructed suite-like, with each piece flowing forward and dissolving into its successor. 's playing identifies a more in-the-pocket feel, and his sense of swing unites the interplay between -- check the final section of the opening title cut as 's -esque melodic lines rise above, colored by sharp legato phrasing and an evolutionary harmonic architecture. The drummer's sense of elastic time is showcased by using the entirety of his kit, whether he's feinting and filling, double-timing, or creating points of emphasis in the shifting instrumental voices (as on "Suite for DSW"). is more raucous and angular but no less compelling. On "Eye-Opener," -like lyric is joined contrapuntally by 's bleating low-end; the pair join the interplay between . On "Ethereality," finds a bluesy, -esque phrase that coaxes 's arco to highlight the jam's varied harmonic elements. 's hi-hat and ride cymbals are given added dimension via his prodigious use of tom-toms. When enters, the piece alters form, and drones mantra-like into space -- one can hear traces of the influence of the 's edgeless linked, with 's modern ears, to the historic free jazz past. shines, giving the drummer an added textural body by allowing his kit a grounding, song-like emphasis that actually swings. Disc two's title track commences as a funeral dirge before transmuting into a fluid, action-packed post-bop rumble with glorious soloing from all players. has spent a lifetime getting here, where his playing and compositional acumen are on the same plane. On , the drummer takes his musicality to another level, vast as a rainbow, intimate as a prayer, and flowing like a river. ~ Thom Jurek