Billy Hart, Quartet - 1h 7m 5s

Tracks & Durations

1. Mellow B	9:47
2. Moment's Notice	4:31
3. Charvez	7:34
4. Confirmation	7:32
5. Lorca	8:42
6. Irah	5:31
7. Lullaby for Imke	6:10
8. Iverson's Odyssey	8:19
9. Neon	8:53

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Review

In sports, they call them "intangibles"--hard-to-define qualities that help make a team or player rise to the top. The word comes to mind in assessing this ultra-sharp, mood-shifting album by veteran drummer Billy Hart's quartet, which passes the listener's litmus test with its tightness and tenacity and the depth of its material, while scoring extra points with the special chemistry of the players. In fact, the foursome used to perform under the joint leadership of the pianist Ethan Iverson and tenor saxophonist Mark Turner. Now nominally led by Hart, a stream of consciousness stylist who has performed on countless sessions with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Gerry Mulligan, and Joe Lovano but recorded only seven previous times under his own name, the band breathes offbeat urgency and mystery into songs including Iverson's moody blues "Mellow B," Hart's darkly lovely "Lullaby for Imke" and a pair of full-tilt jazz classics, John Coltrane's "Moment's Notice" and Charlie Parker's "Confirmation." Iverson leaves behind the hard-knuckled approach he takes with the Bad Plus, but not his adventurous harmonies. Turner departs his reputation as a stealth soloist to cut loose to sometimes thrilling effect. The fine bassist is Ben Street. --Lloyd Sachs

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