This is a rather unusual chamber jazz album that finds bassist
Cecil McBee interacting with violinist
John Blake, cellist
David Eyges, cornetist
Olu Dara, and drummer
Billy Hart. Variety is gained by
McBee switching to piano on "Truth -- A Path to Peace," while "Into a Fantasy" is a classical-oriented string trio with violin, cello, and bass and "Blues on the Bottom" is a more conventional blues. The advanced music and the blending of the unusual colors works quite well.
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Scott Yanow, Rovi