Michael Mueller
This album's music ebbs and flows like a river, and in doing so, perfectly fuses the spirit of jazz with the compositional craft of classical.
A pleasure to hear the seldom solo tuba and bass trumpet given so much room to shine, as it reveals them to possessed of real melodic resonance that belies their position as little more than harmonic bedrocks.
Herskedal is a gifted composer, but this is career highlight, even by his already lofty standards.
Favorite track: The Roc.