This group’s earlier Savant release was reviewed favourably in Jazzwise 286 and rightly so. This time, as the album title implies, it’s a case of looking afresh at some bebop anthems or ‘revisiting my influences’ in veteran drummer Hayes’ words. Opening with Gillespie’s ‘Tour De Force’ works a treat, the tenor and vibes voicing crisp and pertinent, Hayes driving without ever over-playing, each man on the lookout for good things to say. ‘Milestones’ and ‘My Little Suede Shoes’ offer no hazards, Hazeltine in boppish mode, the group handling these clever structures with compelling ease. Parker’s ’Cheryl’ is similarly intricate, Nelson relishing the changes, as Hayes places every cymbal crash with care and Douglas walks purposefully.

Burton impresses here as he does throughout, less the fire-and-brimstone player of the Mingus Big Band but more the substantial all-rounder: his ballad treatment of ‘You’re Looking At Me’ is like a master-class in tempered handling of a theme. Nelson is similarly effective on ‘A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing’, Burton sitting out, Hazeltine embellishing but not hampering while ‘Dewey Square’ is taken as a stroll, Burton echoing McLean and Coltrane in his solo but never straining, Hazeltine responding inventively. The final piece ‘G’ by Hayes and Douglas is what the bassist calls ‘a Kansas City Barbecue Style Blues’ – good for him and fine for this listener, its feel-good groove rounding out a very satisfying second album. This feels like a band of brothers, their choices inspirational, their compatibility palpable. A natural for Ronnie Scott’s on this showing.