Bassist Michael Formanek, who contributed all 15 selections to this CD (some of which are quite brief), utilizes an adventurous quintet also including Greg Osby on alto and soprano, violinist Mark Feldman, guitarist Wayne Krantz, and drummer Jeff Hirshfield. The very distinctive voices of Osby and Feldman, the quirky melodies (some of which sound as if they could have been written by Ornette Coleman), and the consistent surprises make this memorable set highly recommended to open-eared listeners. - Scott Yanow
Tracks
1. Edge To Edge
2. Yahoo Justice
3. Fantasy Scape
4. Wide Open Spaces
5. The Sage
6. Cloak And Dagger
7. Wild Dreams
8. Coffee Time
9. Home, At Home
10. Slothdancing
11. Outerlude
12. Razing Walls
13. Ancestral Voices
14. Edge To Edge
15. Open Door
GREG OSBY alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
MICHAEL FORMANEK bass
WAYNE KRANTZ guitar
MARK FELDMAN violin
JEFF HIRSHFIELD drums
Recorded January 25 & 26, 1990 at A&R Recording Studios, NYC.
Enja Records - R2 79648