Peplowski has found a distinctive way to play on both his instruments. His clarinet, extensively featured on this scintillating new release, majors on the exquisite, free of vibrato, quite pristine in its sound, often ethereal and unlike anyone else. This is evident from track one, a reading of Berlin’s ‘All Alone By The Telephone’ that comes across like a soliloquy, solo clarinet throughout, perfectly controlled and slow. He then essays a version of Poulenc’s ‘Romanza’ (from the composer’s clarinet concerto) played straight and the better for that, with Rosenthal impeccable in support. Artie Shaw’s ‘Moon Ray’ is given a more-sprightly run, again on clarinet, without ever suggesting its progenitor. Some feat. Add in songs taken from the Presley, Beatles and Harry Nilsson repertoires, and it’s clear that KP has sought to avoid the runof-the-mill, thus securing a series of performances that move well away from the commonplace. His tenor by contrast is a skittering thing, slippery and often agitated, momentarily reminiscent of Paul Gonsalves or Lucky Thompson. His ‘Always a Bridesmaid’ (an illusion to never quite making it as a poll winner) demonstrates this very well. Wilson his sole accompanist at first, sets up an interesting drum counter-point, before Rosenthal enters crisply with his Hank Jones-like feel. Duke’s ‘Main Stem’, not often heard in a quartet session, is the swinger in this album, tenor out front, with Rosenthal appropriately nimble and the Wind-Wilson axis playing great time. Recommended.