2002 live recordings of Nik Bartsch's Ronin from Zurich club Moods (plus 1 track from a Bern gig two days later), released on the ECM Records star's own Ronin Rhythm label. The Swiss pianist/composer is famed for his "Zen Funk" sound, a "marriage of Steve Reich minimalism with Sly Stone grooves" (The Times). Personnel: Nik Bärtsch (piano, Fender Rhodes, DX-7), Björn Meyer (bass), Kaspar Rast (drums), Andi Pupato (percussion)