The unorthodox trio of guitar (Lage Lund) alto sax (Will Vinson) and bass (Orlando le Fleming) makes perfect sense here with a subtle, subdued and spacious treatment of standards and originals. Vinson’s warm and airy alto floats with grace between the linear guitar lines provided by Lund on panoramic treatments of pieces such as “I Should Care” and “Yesterdays.” A take of John Coltrane’s “Dear Lord” is as meditative as a vesper, while originals such as “Hallow” and “Church Going” are filled with creative angles and prismatic colors. le Fleming does an impressive job on the anchor leg, keeping the mood and music on topic, as on “Sweet and Lovely” and Jim Hall’s “All Across the City.” Reminiscent of the classic Pablo Records of the 70s, where the music sounded fresh, improvisatory and creative.
Losen Records