Reuniting for LongGone, the years fall away as the timeless music they make together falls back into place..Redman still leads from the front, providing six straightahead original numbers for his sidemen to revel in...Everyone finally lets go completely on ‘Rejoice’, a bustling 12-minute live jam animated by McBride’s vamping.

Most of LongGone feels deeply organic, with Redman and his bandmates feeding off each other and working to build something cohesive and bigger than their individual contributions.

Long Gone is the latest chapter in their very occasional story, this time with all six tracks being composed by Redman himself. The tunes present an intriguing (even perplexing) contrast - being a selection of five elegant pieces mostly sprung off classic standard-song designs, plus one closing, hookily cryptic 12-minute take from a live show that reveals the power they unleash when the tunes barely matter and the gloves are off.

The group’s sensitivity to shared musical space is unmistakable on cuts like “LongGone,” the happy title track, as Redman solos peripatetically against Mehldau’s flawless comping, or on “Disco Ears,” as Blade and McBride lock into a relentless synchronization.