Rik Wright (guitar); James DeJoie (alto sax /bs clt/ clt / fl); Geoff Harper (bs); Greg
Campbell ( dms).
(Review by Steve H).
Rik Wright cites his guitar influences as the 3
J’s - Jim Hall, Jeff Beck and John Abercrombie although it is the 3 M’s - Monk,
Miles and Mingus who are his compositional influences.
Each of Wright’s tunes have a very melodic
catchy feel. DeJoie features on different
reed instruments throughout. On the opening number Mood Ring, he plays clarinet then he follows this with an Alto solo
on The Butterfly Effect whilst on Nonchalant he features on Bass
Clarinet. On Parting Ways he plays a
flute intro with an almost Japanese feel to it. Meanwhile, Wright’s guitar complements the reeds with crisp gentle chords with the bass and drums working steadily away. The final
track Miss Thing takes it out a bit more with a rasping alto
solo from DeJoie and an almost Pink Floyd style heavy rock guitar solo from
Wright.
Steve H.
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