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Title: I was "all in" with track one!
Review: Slings and Arrows kicks things off on the right track! I was expecting Brecker to lead the soloing as the leader often will. Surprise! It's Metheny. He gets things cooking really good. In fact, he flat out burns. Brecker follows and things really take off, and there's no looking back. Wow!Midnight Voyage is one great trip. Brecker really nails this one, and the rhythm section's in the groove.I always liked Song for Bilbao, it's great to hear with the sax playing the head.Around when this came out, I felt a few of Brecker's recent efforts were just ok. With Tales, he puts together a CD I would rank with the very best of his jazz performances.It's a well done production, and I like the flow from beginning to end. But, what I really enjoy is the way they really get down to business on this one. Brecker's playing on the up-tempo numbers (throughout, really) is superlative.
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