One can feel the fever of the date -- there isn't a moment of sloughing off; the tension, the second of four men listening, is palpable all the way.

Bennie Wallace is a big-toned, nimble player who improvises on his feet. His range isn't expansive, but he has a gruff, forward-drive attack and is able to straddle the line between inside and outside playing without seeming to force it. He is also an impressive composer -- one who writes difficult, twisting lines. Corea's performance is exciting and unleashed -- he accepts Wallace's challenge and meets him head-on; the two men seem to truly play off each other. Their duet on My One And Only Love', one of the most beautiful of all ballads, is an inspired, free-ranging exploration. This is an album that is that rarest of things - four superb musicians playing at their very best every stride of the way.

One can feel the fever of the date -- there isn't a moment of sloughing off; the tension, the second of four men listening, is palpable all the way. This is today's jazz at its very strongest.' (Downbeat 1982, 4 1/2 stars

Additional Details

Label: Enja Records

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 50 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/20/06

UPC: 063757210825