Donny McCaslin, Seen from Above - 58m 33s

Tracks & Durations

1. Manresa	6:34
2. Seen From Above	6:51
3. Second Line Sally	5:08
4. These were Palaces	5:38
5. Mick Gee	6:49
6. Strange Pilgrim	5:53
7. Going to the Territory	7:43
8. Frontiers	6:44
9. September Song	7:04

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Review

Tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin's résumé includes membership in ensembles led by Gary Burton, Santi Debriano, Danilo Perez, and big-band leaders George Gruntz and Maria Schneider. Yet his own records (Seen From Above is his second) merely allude to this multifaceted lineage and mostly bristle with energy that tumbles and roils with unpredictable rhythms. Like Michael Brecker, McCaslin gathers tenor saxophone steam with brisk, repetitive riffs and then darts and skitters with artful assurance. His quartet is rounded out with kindred spirits: guitarist Ben Monder and bassist Scott Colley have both recorded as leaders under the Arabesque imprint, and drummer Jim Black is a whimsically intrepid timekeeper best known for his work in Dave Douglas's Tiny Bell Trio. The title cut and "Mick Gee" bustle and roam like turbocharged minisuites, flitting through dissonant avant-bop, harmonic shadings, and even some spangled funk and blues grooves with a joyful due diligence. Yet there's also the moody ballad "These Were Places," a lilting rendition of Kurt Weill's "September Song," and "Strange Pilgrim," which features McCaslin and Monder playing shivery, quivering tones that hang like an ocean fog over the steady anchor of Colley's bass line. --Britt Robson

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