There's a real rootsy energy to the Exposure Quintet, new from bassist leader composer Luke Stewart, with Edward Wilkerson, Jr. and Ken Vandermark on reeds, Jim Baker on piano and Avreeayl Ra on drums. The band operate in a free-jazz domain but as you can work out as you listen there is a tight discipline and structure to the way the unit functions here on the woozy 'Awakening the Masters' with its ferocious drive, stealthy riffing, and fantastic spirit keeping a strong momentum throughout. The album is released via Astral Spirits in late-October. Can't wait to hear the rest of it.
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