Baikida Carroll has long been one of the top trumpeters in freer forms of jazz, but he has rarely had opportunities to lead his own record date. This 1994 CD is a happy exception, and it features
Carroll playing free bop and atmospheric ballads in a quintet with tenor saxophonist
Erica Lindsay, pianist Steve Colson, bassist
Santi Debriano, and drummer
Pheeroan akLaff. The ten compositions are all
Carroll's, and they cover a variety of moods and grooves. The music overall is more accessible than one would expect, making this an excellent introduction to
Baikida Carroll's music. ~ Scott Yanow