Although the title of this CD makes it sound as if tenor-saxophonist
Joe Lovano was performing veteran jazz classics on this date, all but one of the ten songs played by his quintet are actually
Lovano originals. With strong assistance provided by guitarist
John Abercrombie, pianist
Ken Werner, bassist
Marc Johnson and drummer
Bill Stewart,
Lovano often sounds like a mixture of
Dewey Redman and early
John Coltrane on his enjoyable set. His music has enough variety to hold one's interest,
Abercrombie is in particularly strong form and
Lovano is consistently creative during the modern mainstream music. ~ Scott Yanow