There's a lot to like here on this comfort blanket of a listen: plenty of classics in the larder (Freddie Hubbard's 'Straight Life,' Joe Henderson's 'Isotope' to name but a few) and lots of no-nonsense blowing in the fridge, with tenorist Nicole Glover impressive in the two-horn line-up along with trumpeter Benny Benack, the latter highly atmospheric on the Milton Nascimento-associated 'Beijo Partido'.
Led by bassist Alexander Claffy who sounds as if he is having a ball I could imagine this band going down well in a club late at night when the pressure is off and you get a feeling of ''being there'' writ large all over what is however a very retro record. Nevertheless you'll be dusting down some Freddie Hubbard records all over again I'll warrant or realising that this kind of music is still meat and drink to many jazz fans and musicians even decades since its considerable heyday. SG
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