Subtle, reflective and occasionally nostalgic in a knowing sort of way, this album exceeds the sum of its parts while at the same time allowing those parts to retain their identities…Wonderful, thoroughly immersive stuff, perfectly served by ECM’s lucid and detailed recording that preserves each musician’s contribution while simultaneously integrating them into a seamless whole.

The octogenarian drummer's all-star quartet offer a master class in the less-is-more approach to creative ensemble play.

Cyrille’s often painterly textural invention has always been outstanding, and here he shows a consummate command of low tempo on daringly spacious, sparse material where he chooses every strike of snare or crash of ride cymbal with the utmost care, as if the notes were punctuation in a letter or exclamation marks in an intimate conversation.

Andrew Cyrille continues to produce compelling music with the release of a new quartet outing that further cements his legacy as a premier force in jazz improvisation over a span of some six decades.