I knocked around the idea of landing this album under "progressive rock." We generally put fusion there. However, I don't really think this qualifies as fusion. Even if it does, it's not a fusion of rock and jazz, the reason we generally put fusion under prog is that the combination of rock and jazz really seems to be progressive rock. This might well be a fusion of jazz and classical (and perhaps some world music), but the jazz dominates. It's a killer disc with a number of great jazz tunes, but it's not fusion. There are some vocals here, but they are all non-lyrical and used more as extra instrumentation than anything else. All in all, if you like some great modern jazz, give this a try. You'll probably find yourself digging this.

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I love the killer jazz jam that makes up the title track. It comes in with a great style and groove and just starts to grow outward from there. I dig the first little percussion showcase section. The bass work that takes it from there is so cool. In fact, the bass really drives a lot of this number. Everyone really gets a chance to shine on this tune, though. In fact, there is a second, more extensive, segment where the percussion really shines near the end. A short mellow bit serves as the actual outro.