An excellent introduction to the spicier Coltrane. From the first notes on 1 it is clear that we are entering more dissonant territories again. The sax tone is decidedly incisive, and I thought the panning would annoy me but you get used to it. The dissonant jazz twist on a Mary Poppins theme is super cool. 2 evokes more jazz club sort of stuff, but still preserving the harmonic spiciness, whilst 3 starts on a slower, date night jazz sort of vibe with quite a famous melody I cant name rn. It picks up some way into the track and builds up the spiciness to 'heck yes' levels. 4 starts on a long bass solo that would almost have its place by a bonfire, and the track is overall quite atmospheric which I find is a cool way to conclude the album. Very solid and consistent, dissonant jazz that is more than listenable, jazz to feel smart and smug at your fireplace. 4.25
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