With winningly loose and organic sounding pieces written in collaboration with The Griot Speaks guitarist Charlie Apicella who leads the organ-guitar-drums combo Iron City meshes in a very free flowing pan-African riff led spree. Avant bass icon William Parker superb with Elaine Mitchener, Orphy Robinson et al a few years ago on Good News is in glorious form here. Not at all way out in an obscure fashion what's evident is its accessible percussion heavy and lightly organ grooving spiritual jazz sense. The renowned Jimi Hendrix percussionist Juma Sultan who appeared with Hendrix at Woodstock is notable on congas while the earthy blend of Daniel Carter's sax and clarinet and Apicella's guitar touch locks into the wider vibrational situation. Rugged and distinctly long play it's not out for a while yet but certainly you'll need to be au fait with this upcoming record particularly if you are a Parker fan. And if a UK head and into Artie Zaitz, note well - Apicella is up your strasse and pick of the tunes is 'Sparks' certainly a beaut that oh at a wild guess the less brain dead DJ - as endangered a species as the great crested newt - will be clamouring to put on air asap. Check out the video clip to whet the appetite. Photo: via Jazz Promo Services. Out on 16 June