Listener Reviews & Comments
What a great player. To my ear, Bergonzi combines the disciplined cool of the Tristano school with the chops and spirit of late middle period John Coltrane. The quartet sounds just fine, pianoless, with a solid, but unobtrusive rhythm section. Abercombie provides excellent and empathic comping, interplay and solo work. Bergonzi plays a lot on this CD. Both in terms of solo time, and in terms of the depth and breadth of his playing. I knew his name - as a session man, I guess - but never really knew his playing until I heard this. On this CD I hear a real master at work. If you love contemporary tenor playing this is a great find.
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