Wonderful duo album with Braxton playing alto sax, E-flat sopranino sax and clarinet. He is joined by double bassist John Lindberg. This session was recorded in Florence, Italy in 1982.
The music is natural, organic and highlights the featured instruments in a very detailed and focused way. Quite meditative and calming in places. The musicianship is outstanding, and both musicians performs on an equal level, both in terms of exposure and skill. A superb interplay is present between the two throughout.
I’ve come to love the duo format and this album is just another example of the format’s great potential.
I would imagine that this title isn’t on the radar of many collectors, but it’s a fantastic display of jazz mastery from two virtuosos that you don’t wanna miss. It’s a quite affordable album as well, so I would put this in the cheap heat category.