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How is it? Up to expectations I hope

Getting in here while I'm prepping for a rehearsal, so apologies if my text is a bit distracted.  Track 01 - Arrangement immediately brought me to Mulligan, then bari came in and sent me in the opposite direction.  I admire the growly edge, as well as the facility of the bari.  No idea who it is.  This may get me in trouble with Dan, but that sounds like Scott Hamilton to me.  A bit more traditional than my happy zone, but I’m fine with this across the board.  A solid 3/5, Leonard.  (I REMEMBERED!!!) Track 02 - Gene Ammons’ Walkin’ (and I’m not sorry for referring to it as such).  Alto is quite controlled.  At first, it rubbed me, but as it goes on, this player is staying within themself and not trying to recreate anything we’ve heard, and that alone makes this a winner for me.  None of this is wowing me, but all of it is hitting the right nerves.  Drummer would grate on me after a bit, but I appreciate what I think they are going for.  Trumpet is the one catching my ear the most.  A bit like mid-60’s Art, but not him.  A happy comparison, though.  Bass is doing everything I want them to.  Fire the engineer!  (not a fan of that fade) Track 03 - Nope. Track 04 - Donna Lee.  I know Grachan Moncur, III used this in his teaching a lot, so I’d guess one of his students.  Player has chops.  I’ve always found the tune a bit masturbatory, though.  (let the flames begin)  3/5, though musicianship is probably higher. Track 05 - Do I detect Billie’s Bounce?  This octopus can play the piano.  High energy throughout.  3.5/5 Track 06 - Interesting cross of eras, but not one I’m sure I’d visit very often.  2.5/5 Track 07 - Another trio burner.  Getting a Toshiko vibe from the pianist.  Tumbling drums and stabby bass are kind of confusing the issue.  There we go, now we’re locked in.  But then, no.  Then, yes.  Interesting, but a bit distracting.  If the lights were out and it was night, and I could dig into this, I’d be more into it.  I do like it, but I’m having trouble connecting to it.  3.5/5  (could get to 4 easily with the correct setting). Track 08 - Usually the bass (or is it cello, or “piccolo bass”) used in this fashion doesn’t hit for me, but I like this.  Feels very solid and in the pocket, AND the guy has intonation (you hear me, Ron!?).  4/5. Track 09 - Straight ahead swinging piano trio.  What’s not to like?  Only thing that would make me like this more is if it were Mal Waldron.  :D  I’ll take one of these for the road, please.  A little arco to boot.   4/5. Track 10 - We’re back where we started.  The sweet harmonies of this pocket of the genre don’t always hit for me.  Today?  Working just fine.  Westie tenor.  Might be someone I’m familiar with, but only peripherally.  Three in a row!  That sure sounds like a valve trombone, which is a problem for me.  It’s okay, here, but I don’t want to hear  it on EVERY track.  4/5 Track 11 - Piano vamp has me recalling McCoy on the intro to Autumn Serenade, so, they have an uphill climb.  :D  Odd rhythmic interplay between piano and bass.  Not sure it works, but it’s interesting.  To my ear, this wants for a drummer, but that’s just me.  3/5 Track 12 - This is the sort of thing I can appreciate live.  On record, I could not wait for this to be in the past tense.  2/5 (should be higher just for the musicianship, but just not my bag) Track 13 - Crescent, done differently.  I’m not loving it, but I’m wondering if this is going to be someone I know and like a lot.  As I recently heard David Murray say, “Coltrane is hard, man.”  3/5 Track 14 - Is this a tune a know or approximating something I know?  Certainly capable players.  First player has chops, but comes off a bit polite.  I could copy and paste that for player two.  That said, there is not a thing wrong with this.  Good feel from rhythm section.  Piano sounds QUITE familiar.  Almost like John Hicks, but slowed a bit (as Barry Harris to Bud Powell).  I’d take another track from this band.  Remind me a bit of Sabertooth.  3.5/5 Track 15 - Some Other Time, no?  As a rule, I don’t care for the recent trend of redoing standards with fancy rhythmic choices, but this one works.  It works very well, indeed.  I mean, I’m not getting rid of my Bill Evans records, but this is respectful of the tune, but done in their own way.  More of this, please.  3.5/5 Thanks, Ken!  There's a few in here I'd really like to spend some more time in.  I think 7 and 15 are the two I'd return to most often.    

I think somewhere I read vinyl only. 

Minus one or two titles, I have all the Muse LPs I want. But, if they sound decent and are well-manufactured (compared to the Scorpio? grey market reissues from years ago), then they'll definitely fill a niche.