Bhob Rainey, Jack Wright - saxes
Fred Lonberg-Holm, Bob Marsh - cellos
Two saxophones and two cellos in the hands of theses musicians means a carnival of counterpoint and subterfuge as saxophones pose as cellos, cellos as saxophones and everybody as everybody else. Although the chamber-like instrumentation does lead to a powerful intimacy, there is no chamber-jazz preciousness here; instead, there is a rollicking momentum and sense of playfulness amidst even the most seriously dark textures. Recorded live in New York, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. in April 2000.
"...Two saxophones and two cellos in the hands of theses musicians means a carnival of counterpoint and subterfuge as saxophones pose as cellos, cellos as saxophones and everybody as everybody else. Although the chamber-like instrumentation does lead to a powerful intimacy, there is no chamber-jazz preciousness here; instead, there is a rollicking momentum and sense of playfulness amidst even the most seriously dark textures. Recorded live in New York, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. in April 2000."
- Ken Waxman, Jazzword