It's instructive to play this incredible album alongside Coltrane's 1961 classic Live at the Village Vanguard recording. Apples to oranges, sure, but may I say that musically speaking, Perdomo, Cole, and Glawischnig are in the same league as Tyner, Jones, and Workman/ Garrison? Miguel does not achieve 'Trane's spiritual elevation, but that is not Miguel's goal. His goal is to take the great canon of Latin music, deconstruct it, and then reconstruct it, exploiting the rhythmic and melodic inventiveness and intuitive empathy of this great working jazz band. As a saxophonist, Miguel's modus operandi is more Dolphy than Coltrane, cutting angles and quirky long passages, but ultimately, all his own quicksilver sound. This recording represents nearly everything that jazz can be. Never ever pass up an opportunity to hear these guys play live.
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