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For any of those music lovers out there who may think that anything performed outside the classical music purview is not real, take a listen to this impeccably performed and recorded CD. Not only is Eddie Daniels a brilliant musician on both the tenor sax and clarinet, he has an ear for line and riff that would make even the most daring of our classical music composers envious.

But this recording is not about Eddie Daniels: this recording is the totality of the Quartet assigned to his name. All the musicians here are first class: Hank Jones on piano, Richard Davis on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums. Their interrelationship in thinking is so keen that it seems wholly improvised, yet just when we've been dazzled by the individual passages for each instrument the quartet brings us back into the melody line, having embroidered the theme richly and imaginatively. 'It had to be you' is a delight, 'Passion Flower' has never sounded so made of love, 'Why you..' has a duet between piano and clarinet that starts a wild little drama, 'Azure' is Ellington as his best...the list goes on and on.

For those who have always wanted to enter an appreciation for jazz but have been afraid to approach, pull up a chair and join the growing throng. This is as good as it gets...pure virtuosity! Grady Harp, June 06

If your a fan of Eddie Daniels you can't go wrong with this CD. Unusual only in the respect of his use of the tenor sax. Truly a master.