If you are into the 1950s sound of Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh - albeit a lot less frenetically - or even the cool, crisp chill, an ocean, a lifetime away of Maridalen then you will quite possibly emerging from your winter hibernation however woefully behind schedule be in your element.

With a timeless, resolutely elegant gravitas to their modus operandi, drawn from Furniture of the Mind Rearranging (WeJazz) Black Diamond are from Chicago where this was recorded at a studio called Palisade, the act name an amalgam of saxophonists Artie Black and Hunter Diamond who are the co-leaders of the band.

'Zoetic' is a Diamond piece ''the two-tenor intro uses a cyclical round to integrate the rest of the band, and then unfolds into a plaintive but bolstered melody'' according to the description on Bandcamp.

Joining the pair on this track are double bassist Matt Ulery - known for his work with Kurt Rosenwinkel and Grażyna Auguścik - we liked his album Mannerist last year a good deal - and drummer Neil Hemphill. Black Diamond debuted in 2017 with Mandala (Shifting Paradigm) followed by Chant on the same label issued in 2019 and A Held Space issued on Woolgathering Records in 2020. Artie Black, top left, and Hunter Diamond. Photo: press