Fred Hess - Between the Lines

The selections on this CD are wide ranging: The opener, an exuberant orgy of contrasting colors called "Harmonic Convergence," leads directly into a daunting drone, "Circular Runes," which is followed by "Dead Man Blues," a sprightly Dixieland march that would earn Lester Bowie's stamp of approval. The music was made more than a decade ago, but it sounds as fresh as tomorrow.