This is JD's fourth album with his pianoless Trio, the previous three (I Am I Am, Shine and Victory!) having been on Sunnyside. The grapevine has it that he may cut down on sideman stints, as he believes so passionately in this threepiece. His cohorts are unchanged. Gregg August, not used on many other jazz projects, is a tower of strength on bass, with some of Mingus’ magic, whose main gig is with the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. And the ebullient, brilliant Rudy Royston who seems to be on every record for review these days. But there's a particular way in which he plays in the company of JD and August that is special. This is probably their strongest performance on record so far. Allen's tone is as sonorous and majestic as ever, arguably recalling the sound of Coltrane in the first great Miles Davis Quintet. His solos, often melancholy in spirit, are always spacious. The three work so well together and have even been experimenting with each playing in different time meters, which never clash but actually consolidate. You can hear this on the opening and closing versions of the title tune. None of the tracks is longer than 4.45. Most have strong melodic, mainly minor motifs and JD again pushes his philosophy of ‘less is more’, arguing that any soloist on record should be able to tell his story succinctly and then ‘get-out’. But that wonderful tone is magical.