This is an intriguing and unique release. It’s in a very real sense jazz, but it’s quite free-form and experimental. That lands it in the realm of art music. And, that gets it under prog here at MSJ. While this is not the kind of thing that will be readily accessible, there is something compelling about it. If you dig out-of-the-box instrumental music of the jazz variety, you will probably like this.

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There is a start and stop thing at play here as this gets going. It bring a lot of experimental jazz to the table. This evolves as it marches forward, getting into even stronger territory later. There is also some classy jamming here, but it’s all built into an artsy arrangement that leans toward Rock In Opposition territory.

While this is a bit less experimental, I think it still fits as more fusion-oriented than mainstream jazz. I think I like this better than the opener, even though that one is more adventurous. I really dig the bass solo on this track a lot.

This comes in in weirder and more experimental. In fact, it’s even stranger than the opener was. It has a jarring sort of vibe to it. At a little more than two=and-a-half minutes long, this oddity is the shortest piece here. It’s sort of like a freaky interlude.

This is another that seems to fluctuate from the go-and-stop commands at times. It’s also another that definitely lives in the weird experimental zone. As it evolves there are some moments that lean closer to mainstream music, but they still have enough weirdness built in to keep it from really getting there.

Here we get more jazz oddities delievered in a real artsy and experimental way. When it turns mellower later, it takes on a more mainstream vibe, but also some bluesy elements.

This is another classy jazz number that leans on the experimental end of the spectrum. There is a drum solo built into this piece late.

Weird symphonic styled jamming gets things underway on the closing track. There is a bit of tentative nature of this piece. It’s quite art music based overall, throughout. It’s definitely experimental and tastefully weird.