By: Ross Edwards
Rating: 8/11

The Nathan Parker Smith Ensemble assembles eleven wonderful jazz musicians to tear through reverb-heavy, syncopated arrangements, capable of spiraling into dense multitudes of swaying dynamics, each provided with a swing that makes fast tempos seem slower, and slow tempos solemn (as on the swaying, forlorn “Almost”). The strong melodies clear a way for beauty and intriguing development, and the listener is confounded by materializing counterpoints, countermelodies, and counterrhythm. 

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