Some jazz bands operate under a kind of aesthetic mandate, imposed by a bandleader in search of a sound. Many are much looser, allowing for whatever happens in the combination of certain ingredients. The drummer Billy Hart, who has had a busy career in New York since the late 1960's, trusts his musicians and encourages them to expand their ideas as they see fit. Here is a band of musicians who let their imaginations take them down their respective roads and yet merge together for a unified sound that transcends the individual players. Billy Hart's turbulent crashes and splashes can play against Ben Street's patient bass lines with telling effect while pianist Ethan Iverson's (The Bad Plus) explosive neo-romantic approach perfectly compliments Mark Turner's fragmentary, interval-driven improvisations. Billy Hart, through the power of his musical vision and strength of his personality galvanizes these diverse players in a band which generates excitement as well as thought.

With Billy Hart- drums; Mark Turner- tenor; Ethan Iverson- piano; Ben Street- bass.

Tracks: Mellow B; Moment's Notice; Charvez; Confirmation; Lorca; Irah; Lullaby for Imke; Iverson's Odyssey; Neon.

 Charvez

 Confirmation

 Lorca

 Irah